Principal photography for Blade II began, marking the start of the production phase of the movie.
Wesley Snipes was confirmed to reprise his role as Blade. Other key cast members, including Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, and Norman Reedus, were also cast during this period.
New Line Cinema officially announced the development of Blade II as a sequel to the successful 1998 vampire action film Blade.
Emergence of the Reaper strain that infects vampires, causing them to become uncontrollable and cannibalistic.
Blade agrees to work with the vampire council to combat the new Reaper threat, despite his mistrust of vampires.
Blade assembles a team of vampire warriors to hunt down and kill the Reaper infected vampires.
Blade's team engages and defeats a horde of Reapers in an underground fight club setting.
Blade confronts and captures Nomak, a Reaper vampire who is more intelligent and powerful than others.
Through confrontation, Nomak's origins and transformations are disclosed, explaining the evolution of the Reaper virus.
Blade confronts the vampire architect behind the Reaper virus mutations in a climatic battle.
After defeating the Reaper threat, the uneasy peace between humans and vampires continues, with new threats looming.
