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Abraham Whistler
Abraham Whistler is a fictional character appearing in the Blade (franchise), ''Blade'' film and Blade (TV series), television series. Developing the 1998 film ''Blade (1998 film), Blade'', screenwriter David S. Goyer created the character, and named him after Abraham van Helsing, the nemesis of Count Dracula from Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'' (1897). Whistler is a vampire hunter and Blade (comics), Blade's mentor. Whistler is an original character created by Goyer, although some comparisons have been made to Jamal Afari who appeared in the comics as Blade's mentor. Kris Kristofferson was cast in the role and later reprised his role in ''Blade II'' (2002) and ''Blade: Trinity'' (2004). Ahead of Kristofferson's casting and the film's release, Whistler first appeared onscreen in ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' in 1995, adapted from Goyer's then-unfilmed screenplay, where he was originally voiced by Malcolm McDowell and later by Oliver Muirhead. In ''Blade: The Series'' (2006) a young ...
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Blade (franchise)
''Blade'' is an American superhero film, superhero horror film and television franchise based on the Marvel Comics Blade (comics), character of the same name, starring Wesley Snipes as Blade (New Line franchise character), Blade in the film trilogy, and Sticky Fingaz in the Blade: The Series, television series. The trilogy was directed by Stephen Norrington, Guillermo del Toro and David S. Goyer, the latter of whom also wrote the films and created the television series. The original films and television series were distributed by New Line Cinema from 1998 to 2006. The character was created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan as a supporting character in the 1970s comic ''The Tomb of Dracula''. In the comic, Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor with Blade, rendering him immune to being turned into a vampire; following the release of the 1998 film ''Blade (1998 film), Blade'', the character was retroactively made into a dha ...
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Abraham Van Helsing
Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name: " MD, D.Ph., D.Litt., etc.", indicating a wealth of experience, education and expertise. He is a doctor, professor, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and metaphysician. The character is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula, and the prototypical and the archetypal parapsychologist in subsequent works of paranormal fiction. Some later works tell new stories about Van Helsing, while others, such as ''Dracula'' (2020) and '' I Woke Up a Vampire'' (2023) have characters that are his descendants. ''Dracula'' In the novel, Professor Van Helsing is called in by his former student, John Seward, to assist with the mys ...
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New Line Cinema
New Line Productions, Inc., Trade name, doing business as New Line Cinema, is an American film production, film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, a division of the Major film studios, "Big Five" film studio Warner Bros., which, in turn, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It is headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio was founded on June 18, 1967 by Robert Shaye in New York City, and has been operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures since 2008. After becoming a film studio after acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in 1994, Turner later merged with Time Warner Entertainment (later known as WarnerMedia from 2018 to 2022, and Warner Bros. Discovery since 2022) in 1996, and New Line was merged with Warner Bros. Pictures in 2008. New Line Cinema is currently one of the four live-action film studios within the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, the others being Warner Bros. Pictures, Castle Rock Entert ...
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Spider-Man (1994 TV Series)
''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', also known as ''Spider-Man'', is an American superhero animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. The series aired on the Fox Kids Network from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998, for a total of five seasons comprising 65 episodes, and ran reruns on Toon Disney's Jetix block and on Disney XD. The series was produced by Marvel Films and animated by TMS-Kyokuichi. The series finale was the first to introduce the " Spider-Verse" storyline, also known as the "Spider-Man Multiverse", which later inspired similar narratives in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons, and films in the early 21st century. ''People'' magazine described the show as one of the best animated comic book adaptions of all time. The show was presented in Dolby Surround for Fox Kids. Synopsis The series follows Peter Parker, a college student at Empire State University who struggles to balance his responsibilities as the costu ...
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John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western film, Western and war film, war movies. His career flourished from the silent film era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, greatest male stars of classic American cinema. Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his Athletic scholarship, football scholarship to the University of Southern California due to a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the 20th Century Fox, Fox ...
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Tony DeZuniga
Antony de Zuñiga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga, was a Filipinos, Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid (comics), Black Orchid. DeZuniga was the first Filipino comic book artist whose work was accepted by American publishers, paving the way for many other Filipino artists to enter the international comic book industry. Biography Early life and career DeZuniga was born in Manila, Philippines, and began his comics career at the age of 16, as a letterer for ''Liwayway'', a Filipino weekly magazine whose contributors included comic book artists Alfredo Alcala and Nestor Redondo, who would later become his mentors. He eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in commercial art from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. In 1962, he came to the United States to study graphic design in New York City. He retu ...
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