trivia about Blade. * When David S. Goyer first pitched the idea of doing a Blade movie, the executives of New Line felt there were only three actors who could possible do the role: Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington and Laurence Fishburne, but in Goyer's mind, Snipes was always the perfect choice for the character of Blade and LL Cool J was originally considered for the part of Blade. * Jet Li was offer to play as Deacon frost instead but opting to do Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) instead. * Donal Logue reinjured his jaw in the scene where he is struggling with N'Bushe Wright in the hospital. He had originally broken his jaw in a motorcycle accident years before. * A great many handheld shots were accomplished with a special anamorphic-lens camera that also had single-unit sound - th