Caffeinated Clint
When I talked to Ryan Reynolds late last year about the chances of the "Blade Trinity" spin-off, "Nightstalkers", his interest had seemed to die along with the film’s box-office run. Pity, he and Jessica Biel’s leather-trousers were about the finest thing in the bloodmatch.
Now, talking to Zap2it, Reynolds said it’s unlikely the spin-off will ever happen – because the studio now wants ‘Blade’ back.
"I don’t think it’s going to happen," Reynolds says. "I gave them a few ideas of how to take our characters off into a different direction away from the vampire thing, but they really want Blade back."
It’ll be quite something if Wesley Snipes is asked to come back as Blade. He did, after all, have a major biffo with the final film’s writer/director and the studio itself. Surely they wouldn’t recast?
Reynolds also confirmed to the site that a "Van Wilder 2" has got the greenlight – but he’s nixed plans to headline it. "Sure, they came to me to do the next ‘Van Wilder,’ but I wasn’t sure I could add much more to that part," he says. "Kal Penn will be in it again and his character will be looking for a new Van Wilder."
Meantime, Coming Soon had the chance to catch up with the actor – who said it’s looking more and more likely that he’ll be suiting up as "The Flash" in the near future.
"The Flash is something David Goyer is writing now and we’re hoping Warner Brothers will greenlight it," he told the site. "The story he has for it is unbelievable. I mean you know it’s such a mind-boggling story, so I’m really excited about it. There’s so much I didn’t realize about the laws of physics and relativity that you can get into with the Flash. And you know the fact that he’s basically doing things like arriving before he’s left. I mean this stuff to me is really interesting to capture on film."
"If it all goes well, I’ll be playing it. I have a penchant for wearing red unitards to various parties around town so I’m in," he quipped. "There’s nothing contractual about it," he continued. "David Goyer and I have always said we would like to do it together and Warner Brothers seems to approve of that."
