Editing Blade II (section)

{{short description|2002 film by Guillermo del Toro}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Blade II
| image          = Blade II movie.jpg
| alt            = Blade standing opposite his opponent, wearing his traditional jet black special suit and sunglasses, wielding his Titanium made, acid edged sword, with a negative background image around him showing the face of an evil [[vampire]]. Near the bottom are the film's name, credits and billing details. Wesley Snipes' name is written on the bottom.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Guillermo del Toro]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Peter Frankfurt
* [[Wesley Snipes]]
* Patrick Palmer
}}
| writer         = [[David S. Goyer]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|[[Blade (character)|Blade]]|[[Marv Wolfman]]|[[Gene Colan]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Wesley Snipes
* [[Kris Kristofferson]]
* [[Ron Perlman]]
* [[Leonor Varela]]
* [[Norman Reedus]]
* [[Luke Goss]]
}}
| music          = [[Marco Beltrami]]
| cinematography = [[Gabriel Beristain]]
| editing        = Peter Amundson
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[New Line Cinema]]
* [[Marvel Enterprises]]
* Amen Ra Films
}}
| distributor    = New Line Cinema
| released       = {{Film date|2002|03|22}}
| runtime        = 117 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 116:50--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-ii-2002-2 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181130/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-ii-2002-2 | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | title=''BLADE II'' (18) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=March 19, 2002 | access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $54 million<ref name="BOM" />
| gross          = $155 million<ref name="BOM" />
}}
'''''Blade II''''' is a 2002 American [[superhero film]] based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Blade (character)|Blade]], directed by [[Guillermo del Toro]] and written by [[David S. Goyer]]. The sequel to ''[[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]]'' (1998), it is the second installment in the [[Blade (franchise)|''Blade'' franchise]]. The film follows the [[Dhampir|human-vampire hybrid]] [[Blade (New Line franchise character)|Blade]] in his continuing effort to [[Vampire hunter|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.