It’s hard to believe, but we’re coming up on the fifth film in the Underworld franchise. Originally, this sequel started out as a reboot that Kate Beckinsale wasn’t going to be involved in, but the actress returned to the lead role as Selene, and the movie was retooled as just another sequel.
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According to the small synopsis that was revealed, Underworld: Blood Wars follows “Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her ally David (Theo James) face a new threat as the war between vampires and werewolves rages on”.
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Between Charles Dance, Tobias Menzies, and whoever is playing the icy blonde (probably Lara Pulver after drinking magic blood), this installment is beginning to look like Game of Thrones: Vampire Edition. Wait, come to think of it, that was basically the plot of the first Underworld movie, except that it was Michael Corvin’s (Scott Speedman) bodily fluids that were the key. We also learned that the film would be released in theatres this January 6, 2017, what we didn’t have at that time was any footage, so we couldn’t really get a feel of what to expect. Neither has the noir shooting style, even though “Blood Wars” has a new director in Anna Foerster, the franchise’s first female director (“Blood Wars” is her feature debut).
