What a duo that would be. This could have been an awesome crossover at one point, but it more than likely won't be happening now. Blade is making his way to the MCU, and this is going to be a thrill ride for fans when he finally makes his debut on either the big or small screen. Mahershala Ali will be playing the iconic character, and it's a shame that we won't get a chance to see him with Beckinsale's Selene. The Underworld franchise has been a mainstay since the s, but at this point, it looks like it has reached the end of the road.
Good thing there are 5 movies that fans can always go back and watch. Let's head behind-the-scenes of the Underworld movie franchise and find out what it took to bring this masterpiece to life. Let's look and see if Underworld will be coming back to the big screen. View this post on Instagram. Share Share Tweet Email. Anthony Spencer Articles Published. Read Next in movies. As for the movie itself, it unfolds centuries before the events of "Underworld," and depicts the beginning of the ongoing war between the aristocratic vampire race led by Bill Nighy's Viktor and the Lycan race led by Michael Sheen's Lucian who had once been their slaves.
In the middle of the conflict, an unexpected romance develops between Viktor's daughter Sonja Rhona Mitra and Lucian, which unsurprisingly ends in tragedy. Some might say "Rise of the Lycans" is the film in which the franchise's overarching narrative gets a bit overcomplicated, but it's still a delightfully stylish, hyperviolent movie that easily carves out its place within the larger "Underworld" story.
Once you've gotten the vampires vs. Lycans history lesson that is "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" out of the way, it's time to dig into the original "Underworld" film.
Set in modern times, this action flick takes more than a few cues from the similarly stylized "Matrix" films, but tries to offer a much different viewing experience by pitting vampire against werewolf instead of man against machine. Directed with fevered energy by Len Wiseman and featuring a star-making turn from Kate Beckinsale, "Underworld" is largely successful in that endeavor — eschewing the philosophical questions asked by "The Matrix" in favor of more action-packed gunplay, eye-popping set pieces, and slow-motion posturing.
In prioritizing style and action, "Underworld" undoubtedly falls short on narrative ingenuity, with Wiseman and company barely scratching the surface of the stark world the film so stylishly creates. When a film looks as cool and plays as hard as "Underworld" does though, narrative originality isn't really the point. Unsurprisingly, viewers were inclined to cut the film a bit of slack as well, so long as they got to watch Beckinsale's dangerous vampire do what she does best: deal out some death.
Most fans of the "Underworld" franchise might agree the original film is the best of the batch. Meanwhile, many would say the exact opposite about its direct sequel, 's "Underworld: Evolution. But even if "Evolution" doesn't quite live up to its predecessor, it's still a solid continuation of the story that the "Underworld" team began in the original.
That story found Kate Beckinsale's icy, vampiric death dealer protecting Scott Speedman's Michael Corvin from certain doom while learning some hard truths about her species' troubled past. Michael Sheen Lucian as Lucian. Bill Nighy Viktor as Viktor.
Steven Mackintosh Tannis as Tannis. Kevin Grevioux Raze as Raze. David Aston Coloman as Coloman. Elizabeth Hawthorne Orsova as Orsova. Mark Mitchinson Nobleman as Nobleman. Tania Nolan Luka as Luka. Craig Parker Sabas as Sabas. Larry Rew Kosta as Kosta. Peter Tait Gyorg as Gyorg. Patrick Tatopoulos. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja, in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.
Every war has a beginning. Rated R for bloody violence and some sexuality. Did you know Edit. Sheen, covered in fake blood from the days filming, went to his trailer and recorded the dialogue. He asked someone to take a picture of him doing it and sent it to Ron Howard, who had it framed and displayed. There is a quick cell-change as this happens and the sword magically puts itself back in the scabbard and rights itself.
Quotes Lucian : I've lived by their rules my entire life. User reviews Review. Top review. You know, I really enjoyed it. Michael Sheen is superb in a film where great performances normally don't happen. Very rarely do prequels match up with their predecessors. As I'm not the biggest Underworld fan, I can honestly say that I wasn't expecting much. However, I should've expected more, as the latest, yet earliest installment is easily my favorite in the series.
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