Chris Pine to star in Ben Afflecks adaptation of THE BLADE ITSELF

It’s been almost two-years since it was announced that Ben Affleck and his writing and producing partner Sean Bailey had acquired rights to adapt Marcus Sakeys crime novel, The Blade Itself. The purchase came off the heels of Affleck’s critically acclaimed directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone. We haven’t seen or heard much from the project, but we do [...]

Chris Pine Still Attached to Ben Affleck Scripted The Blade Itself?

Chris Pine has been all over the trades after his breakthrough performance in Star Trek with has name being mentioned along with several different projects over the past few months. Now we're getting wind of a project that Pine apparently joined just days before Star Trek even hit theaters as Pajiba says that he is attached to the Ben Affleck scripted crime-drama The Blade Itself based on Marcus Sakey's novel of the same name. Aaron Stockard co-wrote the screenplay with Affleck after first writing the script for the actor's directorial debut Gone Baby Gone back in 2007, but apparently it's not in the cards for Affleck to direct. Though development has been quiet, Pajiba's inside source says that directors like Steve Zailian and Sam Raimi have been approached to direct, but to no avail. Now the plan is to have the top contender for the job meet with Pine before a helmer ...

Scenes We Love: Blade

It might seem to be strange to love a scene in a movie that frankly you are not all that attached to. But for today's Scenes We Love, I decided to pick one of my 'bittersweet favorites': the opening from Blade. Now why is it bittersweet? Well, because as much as I love this scene, when it comes to the rest of the movie, I kind of felt like it was all downhill from here. This is just my personal taste, but Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) was never all that scary as the bad guy in the story, and, well, that chick kind of got on my nerves (hey, just my two cents!). But, I'm going to stand by the fact that despite a heck of an opening, the rest of the movie never quite lived up to this set up. I guess that's the problem with a great entrance -- it isn't easy to keep up the pace.

But this is called Scenes We Love after all, so let's not dwell on the negative. Because as opening scenes go, this one is a winner, with a pumping soundtrack, some pretty cool fighting moves, and last but not least -- the chance to see Traci Lords explode into a pile of ember and ash.

After the jump: Blade fun facts, and the number one reason you should never go to a rave in a slaughterhouse...

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