- For other meanings of the word "underworld" see Underworld (disambiguation)
Underworld is a 2003 movie about vampires and werewolves, where the latter are referred to as "Lycans" as an abbreviated form of lycanthrope.
Plot outline
The story takes place against a backdrop of a centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves (Lycans), a war not noticed by regular humans. Selene (Beckinsale) is a vampire "Death Dealer", one who hunts Lycans. She finds herself attracted to the human Michael (Speedman), after saving him from Lycans who bit him. It later turns out that Michael is wanted by the Lycans and their leader Lucian (Sheen), because Lucian believes that Michael may be the key to reuniting the vampire and werewolf races, a goal Lucian has been pursuing for a long time. Meanwhile, Selene suspects that the current vampire leader Kraven (Brolly) has been conspiring with his enemy Lucian to usurp Viktor (Nighty), the vampire elder who holds overall power. Selene awakens the (hibernating) Viktor in order to stop Kraven, Lucian kidnaps Michael, and everything spirals towards a final showdown between vampire and werewolves. Several dark secrets about the history of vampires and werewolves, as well as Lucian and Viktor's past are revealed in the film's dramatic climax.
Cast
- Selene
- Kate Beckinsale
- Michael
- Scott Speedman
- Lucian
- Michael Sheen
- Viktor
- Bill Nighy
- Kraven
- Shane Brolly
- Additional Cast
- Erwin Leder, Sophia Myles, Robbie Gee, Wentworth Miller, Kevin Grevioux, Zita Görög, Dennis J. Kozeluh, Scott McElroy, Todd Schneider, Sándor Bolla
Crew
- Written by
- Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Danny McBride
- Directed by
- Len Wiseman
Details
- Runtime
- 121 Min (2:01)
- On May 26th, 2004 the "Unrated Extended Version" was released on DVD. It has a total run time of 144 Min (2:24)
- Genres
- Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Science fiction
- Ratings
- MPAA: R for strong violence/gore and some language.
- Australia:MA ,Canada:18A, France:U, Netherlands:12, Norway:15, Philippines:R-18, Singapore:NC-16, South Korea:18, Spain:18, Sweden:15, Switzerland:16, UK:15, USA:R, Japan:PG-12, Singapore:PG (edited version), Finland:K-15, Germany:16
Sequels
An Underworld sequel is currently in pre-production; the working title is Underworld: Evolution.
According to IMDb (see below) filming began 29 November2004 and will finish March 2005.
The film is scheduled to be released in 2005. A prequel film is also planned.
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