Vampire fans, get ready to sink your teeth into the first official trailer for the highly anticipated BLADE: Hidden World – the next chapter in the legendary Marvel Comics saga that’s set to hit theaters in 2025!
After a decade-long hiatus, the day-walking, katana-wielding vampire hunter Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, is returning to the big screen – and from the looks of this pulse-pounding sneak peek, the wait has been more than worth it.
This time around, Blade finds himself pulled into a deadly new conflict when a reclusive vampire sect known as the Alukah emerges from the shadows, intent on harnessing an ancient, unholy power that could turn the entire human race into their sworn enemies. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, our half-human, half-immortal hero must team up with a fearless band of vampire slayers to infiltrate the Alukah’s hidden lair and put an end to their nefarious plans once and for all.
And let me tell you, the action on display here is absolutely next level. From the opening shot of Blade effortlessly dispatching a pack of bloodthirsty ghouls with his signature swords and firearms, to the jaw-dropping set pieces that follow – including a breathtaking mid-air battle aboard a crashing jumbo jet – this trailer delivers some of the most jaw-droppingly brutal, adrenaline-fueled vampire carnage ever committed to film.
But what really sets BLADE: Hidden World apart is the film’s impressive worldbuilding and gothic, almost otherworldly visual aesthetic. Director Fede Álvarez (Don’t Breathe, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) has crafted an impressively immersive supernatural landscape, blending the gritty, street-level intensity of the previous Blade movies with haunting, dreamlike imagery that feels ripped straight out of a Bram Stoker novel.
The supporting cast is equally as compelling, with Oscar Isaac and Ana de Armas commanding the screen as a pair of mysterious vampire hunters who join forces with Blade, and Tilda Swinton chewing the scenery in deliciously unhinged fashion as the Alukah’s ruthless, centuries-old matriarch.
But of course, the real draw here is Wesley Snipes, who is finally reprising his iconic role as the Daywalker after all these years. Snipes looks as badass as ever, effortlessly recapturing the character’s razor-sharp intensity and no-nonsense attitude that made the original Blade trilogy such a landmark achievement in comic book movie history.
In an era where superhero films have become increasingly light and quippy, BLADE: Hidden World looks to deliver a refreshingly gritty, mature, and blood-soaked supernatural thrill ride that harkens back to the glory days of ’90s action cinema. Vampire fans, get ready to have your throats ripped out – this is gonna be one hell of a wild ride.
