Razor be used on both sides, with two open edges. The blade on the double-edged safety razor is slightly curved to allow for a smoother and cleaner shave. In 1901, the American inventor King Camp Gillette, with the assistance of William Nickerson, patented a new variation of safety razor with disposable blades. Gillette realized that a profit could be made by selling an inexpensive razor with disposable blades. This has been called the razor and blades business model, and has become a very common practice for a wide variety of products. Many other brands of safety razors have come and gone.
Razor (character) announced in 2009 that Arclight Films and Jeff Most Prods. - the production company behind "The Crow" - have partnered to produce a live-action film based on the "Razor" series, with Jeff Most and Gary Hamilton producing. The adaptation, for which filming was planned to begin in Australia in 2010, was reported to have a $15 million budget. During the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Rob Cohen will write and direct the film. The film will feature Emma Dumont as the lead character. Razor (character) Razor is a fictional character from the London Night Studios series "Razor".