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Blade: Trinity (2004)

June 18, 2025 · 1 h 58 min

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Making Blade act is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Blade: Trinity, from Wesley Snipes refusing to show up on set, to him suing New Line Cinema for taxes.


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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.


Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

02:50 - Clint’s Closet

04:21 - Blade (1998)

27:32 - Blade II (2002)

32:07 - Blade: Trinity (2004)

01:37:37 - Follow Ups!


Sources:

AV Club: https://bit.ly/3SbwlED

eFilmCritic: https://bit.ly/4kKB8cz

Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/3ZjNIqI

Guardian: https://bit.ly/4kthKRa

Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3Fg7cFZ

IGN: https://bit.ly/4kthWjm

https://bit.ly/3FeO3UO

The Independent: https://bit.ly/4j9mDgS

Looper: https://bit.ly/3Flpa9V

Variety: https://bit.ly/4m0D81D

https://bit.ly/43kJSyR

Uproxx: https://bit.ly/3Sdr3Zg


Featured Footage:

Blade (1998)

Blade: Trinity (2004)

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Josh Horowitz: http://y2u.be/yCg3ViXMUJo

Pete Holmes: http://y2u.be/i8rCtzKA9tQ


Music:

New Order - Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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