This all would’ve been enough of a storm to weather, yet soon Snipes’ name got further ruined by tax evasion and an unavoidable prison stint that considerably killed career momentum.
The movie was a flop and critically lambasted, and Snipes in turn attempted to sue Goyer and New Line Cinema for running his personal franchise into the ground. Director David Goyer and Snipes clashed non-stop Snipes was rumoured to have prima donna behaviour on set, staying in his trailer and only showing up for close-ups, refusing to talk to Goyer normally (instead reverting to Post-Its signed ‘Blade’), and getting into several heated arguments with one culminating in Snipes attempting to strangle his director. Things went swimmingly until the production of the third movie “Blade: Trinity” ratcheted up. Hits like “Passenger 57” and the Sylvester Stallone team-up “Demolition Man” had him on the up and up, yet it was the dark superhero movie “Blade” that landed him first full-fledged movie franchise (not to mention Marvel’s first hit in multiplexes). However, after the comedy hit “White Man Can’t Jump,” his hunger for action star status took centre stage. After a series of screen-stealing supporting roles, things changed massively in 1991 with a duo of lead roles – the crime opus “New Jack City” and the racial drama “Jungle Fever.” Both were massive hits that year and both showcased his variety of talents – his impressive levels as a dramatic actor, and his ferocity as a threatening and physical action presence. For awhile, Wesley Snipes was seemingly unstoppable.
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