Blade II is a 2002 American vampire superhero action horror film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the first film and the second part of the Blade film series, followed by Blade: Trinity. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film, directed by Guillermo del Toro, and had Wesley Snipes returning as the lead character and producer.The film follows the dhampir Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires.