January 14, 2006

"Blade" the Series Coming to SpikeTV

Woo Hoo! One of my favorite movies is coming to SpikeTV as a series. According to LostRemote:

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV is set to bring "Blade," one of Hollywood's most successful theatrical franchises, to television. The "Blade" trilogy, which has earned more than $400 million worldwide, will be adapted into a two-hour original drama that marks the network's first foray into scripted entertainment. Produced by New LineTelevision, "Blade" premieres on Spike TV in June 2006.
"'Blade' is perfectly suited for Spike TV and its male viewers," says Pancho Mansfield, Executive Vice President, Original Programming at Spike TV."The new "Blade" promises to capture what men want to see: thrilling action
and effects combined with an intelligent and highly creative story."

David S. Goyer, who wrote the screenplays for the "Blade" trilogy as well as "Batman Begins," serves as executive producer and co-wrote the script with popular comic book author Geoff Johns. Peter O'Fallon (Suicide Kings, Eureka, American Gothic) serves as director.

And who are the actors to bring "Blade" to TV?:

Kirk "Sticky" Jones ("Over There") has been cast in the leading role of "Blade." Jill Wagner ("Monk"), Neil Jackson ("Stargate SG-1"), Nelson Lee ("Traffic," the TV mini-series) and Jessica Gower ("Blurred") round out the cast for the tele-picture.

Awesome! It's weird how much I like "Blade" even though I can't stand vampire-type movies. I think the casting of Wesley Snipes did it for me. I don't know much about Kirk "Sticky" Jones, but I hope he can can take over where Snipes left off.

At LostRemote.com