A fan cast for one of my favorite darker super heroes, Blade! I wouldn’t mind seeing a reboot of the daywalker, as long as it is done properly. I have nothing against David S. Goyer’s films, but I think it’s time for an update.
Character: Eric Brooks is a supposedly orphaned boy who is taken in by Jamal Afari. Under his tutelage, Eric Brooks becomes the vampire hunting wraith known as Blade. He is able to compete with the blood suckers due to his ability to have all of the vampires’ strengths, and none of their weaknesses.
Reason For Casting: I know this probably feels like beating a dead horse over the head by now, but I firmly believe that Michael Jai White is the embodiment of Blade. He is best known as the titular character in the film
Spawn, as well as
Why Did I Get Married and a smaller role in
The Dark Knight.
Character: Jamal Afari is a sometime jazz player who is a vampire hunter. He trains Blade at a very young age to hunt and kill vampires.
Reason For Casting: Best known for his role in the
Lethal Weapon films, Danny Glover has appeared in countless other films, like
Predator 2 and
The Royal Tenenbaums. A lot of fan casts have him for Robbie Robertson in a Spider-Man reboot, but I think he would be better suited for the role as Blade’s trainer.
NIGHTSTALKERS
Character: She is the great-granddaughter of the infamous Dracula hunter Abraham Van Helsing, and was raised by Quincy Harker.
Reason For Casting: Ashley Scott is a pretty solid actress best known for her roles in the television series’
Jericho and as Helena Kyle/The Huntress in the short-lived
Birds of Prey. I think she would be excellent in this role!
Character: Harker is a very experienced vampire hunter who trains a select group of vampire killers, such as Rachel Van Helsing and Frank Drake.
Reason For Casting: Donald Sumpter is a terrific actor who I first saw in the film
The Constant Gardner. More recently he appeared briefly in the David Fincher film
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as Detective Morrell.
Character: Hannibal King is a private investigator who was turned into a vampire by Deacon Frost. Disgusted by the fact that he is a vampire, he refuses to turn anyone else, instead resorts to buying and stealing blood from banks.
Reason For Casting: Josh Lucas is a good actor who is familiar to the comic book movie realm, appearing as Glenn Talbot in Ang Lee’s 2003
Hulk. In addition he has also been in
Glory Road,
A Beautiful Mind, and stars in NBC’s
The Firm, a television series sequel to the 1993 film.
Character: A direct descendant of Dracula, he dedicates his life to battling vampires. He is recruited by Rachel Van Helsing and Taj Nital to join the Nightstalkers.
Reason For Casting: Jason O’Mara has appeared in the U.S. television series
Life On Mars as well as starring in Fox’s
Terra Nova as well as appearing in the film
One For The Money.
Character: Taj Nital is a member of the Nightstalkers.
Reason For Casting: Best known for his role on
Lost, whenever I think of Taj Nital I think Naveen Andrews. I think he would be brilliant as one of the Nightstalkers.
VILLAINS
Character: Deacon Frost is the vampire responsible for the death of Blade’s mother, and ultimately Blade’s creator. He is a powerful vampire who is constantly trying to kill Blade in his quest for more power.
Reason For Casting: David Morse is an extremely underrated actor who I think is scarily brilliant in his roles. He has appeared in
Disturbia,
12 Monkeys, and
The Hurt Locker. I think he would be terrific as Deacon Frost.
Character: A tragic story, Michael Morbius is studying vampires and vampire bats when he turned into a supernatural vampire himself. Now he tries to find a cure while trying (unsuccessfully) to combat the thirst.
Reason For Casting: Goran Visnjic is a really good actor who appeared in
ER as well as
Pan Am and
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I think he would be brilliant as Morbius.
Character: The King of Vampires, Dracula is a centuries old vampire – the first vampire – and he is awakened to dominate the world of vampires.
Reason For Casting: Anson Mount is another underrated actor who is currently starring in the AMC television series
Hell On Wheels. In addition, he has appeared in
Straw Dogs, and
In Her Shoes.
Character: Steppin’ Razor is a crime lord vampire who employs gangs of vampires.
Reason For Casting: Harold Perrineau is a great actor, best known for his role in
Lost. Currently he voices the character Blade in the English version of
Blade: Anime. I think, though, he would be better suited as the Jamaican crime lord.
Character: Draconis is a villain who has been trained to kill Blade since birth, resulting in an immunity to vampire weaknesses.
Reason For Casting: Vincent Kartheiser is a good actor, who I first noticed on the television series
Mad Men. He has the perfect level of creepiness and intensity I think Draconis needs.
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Character: Safron Caulder is a former lover of Blade, as well as a worker in London’s night clubs.
Reason For Casting: Dana Davis is a pretty great actress, best known for her role in the television series
Heroes. I think she would be fantastic as Safron.
Character: John Carik is a former professor who discovers he has the ability of precognition.
Reason For Casting: I think that Nick Nolte as “Bible" John would be crazy good! Best known for films like
Cape Fear and
Tropic Thunder, he is a well-known actor and excellent at being intense.
Character: Harold H. Harold is a sleazy newspaper writer for the paper
True Vampire Stories who has teamed up with Blade in the past.
Reason For Casting: When I first thought of the sleazy newspaper journalist, I immediately thought of Nick Kroll. I’m a big fan of the television series
The League and I love Nick Kroll’s character.
CAMEOS:
Character: Daniel Ketch is a newer incarnation of the Spirit of Vengeance, Ghost Rider.
Reason For Casting: Daniel Radcliffe is best known for his role in the wildly successful
Harry Potter franchise, as well as exploring darker territory in
The Woman in Black.
Well this is my fan cast, hope you enjoyed it! Please leave comments down below!
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