Blade II

Blade II
Blade II
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Guillermo del Toro
Written by	David S. Goyer
Based on	Blade; by Marv Wolfman; Gene Colan;
Produced by	Peter Frankfurt; Wesley Snipes; Patrick Palmer;
Starring	Wesley Snipes; Kris Kristofferson; Ron Perlman; Leonor Varela; Norman Reedus; Luke Goss;
Cinematography	Gabriel Beristain
Edited by	Peter Amundson
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	New Line Cinema; Marvel Enterprises; Amen Ra Films;
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	March 22, 2002;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$54 million
Box office	$155 million

Blade II is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. The sequel to Blade (1998), it is the second installment in the Blade franchise. The film follows the human-vampire hybrid Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires. Blade must join forces with an elite group of vampires to fight against mutant vampires who plan a global genocide of both vampire and human races.

Blade II was released in the United States on March 22, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing $155 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, earning praise for its performances, atmosphere, direction, and action sequences, although its script and lack of character development have been criticized. The film was followed by Blade: Trinity in 2004.