Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David S. Goyer
Written by	David S. Goyer
Based on	Blade by Marv Wolfman Gene Colan
Produced by	Peter Frankfurt Wesley Snipes David S. Goyer Lynn Harris
Starring	Wesley Snipes Kris Kristofferson Jessica Biel Ryan Reynolds Parker Posey Natasha Lyonne Dominic Purcell Triple H
Cinematography	Gabriel Beristain
Edited by	Conrad Smart Howard E. Smith
Music by	Ramin Djawadi The RZA
Production companies	New Line Cinema Marvel Enterprises Amen Ra Films Imaginary Forces Shawn Danielle Productions Ltd.
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	December 8, 2004 (2004-12-08)
Running time	113 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million[2]
Box office	$132 million[2]

Blade: Trinity is a 2004 American superhero film written and directed by David S. Goyer, who also produced with Peter Frankfurt, Lynn Harris, and Wesley Snipes, who also starred in the leading role as the title character, in his last widely released film until 2009. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, it is the third installment in the Blade trilogy, and co-stars Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Parker Posey, and Triple H in his acting debut. In the film, the war between humans and vampires continues. Blade has been framed for numerous murders by the vampire leader Danica Talos, who is determined to lead her bloodthirsty compatriots to victory. Blade must team up with a band of rogue vampire hunters to save humanity from his most challenging enemy yet, Dracula.

Blade: Trinity was released in the United States on December 8, 2004. The film grossed $132 million at the box office worldwide on a budget of $65 million and received mostly negative reviews from critics for its formulaic themes, directing, and acting; it is the worst-reviewed film in the trilogy. The film was followed by a television series, Blade: The Series, in 2006, with Sticky Fingaz replacing Snipes. Marvel regained the film rights to the character in 2012. Snipes reprised his role as Blade in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine, which starred Reynolds as Deadpool. A reboot film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starring Mahershala Ali is in development.