Ngokusho kwe-portal embozwe, uJohn Boyaager, owagcwalisa indima ye-Finn ezimpini zezinkanyezi, wayenesicelo sokudlala i-villain ku-villain ezayo "blade". I-portal ithi imininingwane etholakala emthonjeni, phambilini ibike imininingwane ye-Fursazham 9, eyaqinisekiswa. Ngokusho kwalomthombo, umsebenzi eBlade uyathola umfutho, futhi ama-Marvel film studio aqala ukukhethwa kwabalingisi endimeni yefilimu. UJohn Boyaghe uhlongoze indima ye-Dyakon Frost.
Ku-film "blade" ngo-1998, iqhaza lesithwathwa senziwa umlingisi uStephen Dorff. Kule filimu, i-villain kwakuyisikebhe sokudlalwa kanye nesiguquli esasifuna ukuguqula amasiko okuhlala ngokuhlangana kwama-vampires nabantu. Wayefuna ukubiza uNkulunkulu wasendulo wama-vampires futhi aguqule abantu ukuba badle uhlobo. Kepha iBlade yabhubhisa leli cebo.
Kumahlaya, isithombe se-Deacon Frost sihluke ngokuphelele. Lo ungusosayensi onezinwele ezimpunga zokubukeka okukhona, okwakuyingozi eyaba i-vampire futhi wafunda ukudala amawele ezisukwini zakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakuyi-vampire yakhe yaholela ekubukekeni kwecala, ngoba yayingcwele umama wakhe kungekudala ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwengane.
Umthombo we-portal awusho lutho ngesakhiwo sefilimu entsha. Kepha izintatheli ngokwazo zikholelwa ukuthi kuzofanekisa ukuphinda ifilimu yangaphambilini, ngakho-ke lapho uqala umlando we-blade marvel ufuna ngezinga elithile ukuze uxhume zombili izinketho zesithwathwa se-dyakon - kusuka kumahlaya adlule. Futhi ithalente lama-boilers lingabasiza.