My BLADE pitch would have had Blade investigate a recent string of ritualistic murders that lead him to NYC. All evidence points to the return of an old foe, Dracula, but Blade knows that is impossible because he slayed the monster himself some 80 years ago. The investigation has him partnering with fellow vampire and vamp hunter Frank Drake, an expert on Dracula. They soon realize the murders aren't sacrifices; they're strategy. This leads them to partner with Black Knight, Moon Knight, Punisher, Luke Cage and Brother Voodoo, who each have interests in the murders. Now united against the zealot claiming to be Dracula, their hunt leads to Frank Drake and the Blood Coven, vampires transformed by super-soldier serum. Frank Drake, using ancient spells and relics, casts an endless night under a red blood moon in hopes not to resurrect Dracula but to become a new one. The movie also would have followed Blade's origin and significance dating back to the late 1800s.