The long-lasting battle between Vampires and Lycans is moving on with Underworld 5 in development. The movie was filmed in Prague last year and its initial and official title was Underworld: Next Generation.
Kate Beckinsale reprises her role as Selene, and the movie will be a continuation of Underworld 4, where the “death vampire” wakes up from a cryogenic sleep in a future world in which the public knows about vampires and werewolves.
As the previous title sounded kind of boring and typical for such movies, the studios have decided on a new title: UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS.
Official cast, director, and writers of Underworld 5
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Blood Wars will feature a lot of familiar faces, as the official press release from the studio lets us know. Anna Forester took over the directorial duties and the screenplay is in the hands of Cory Goodman.
Principal photography is underway on the latest installment of Screen Gems/Lakeshore Entertainment's blockbuster UNDERWORLD series, which has grossed nearly $500 million worldwide. The ten-week shoot will take place entirely in the Czech capital and the surrounding areas.
Theo James (The Divergent Series) returns as Selene's ally David, reprising the role he played in Underworld: Awakening. British actors Tobias Menzies (Outlander, Rome) and Lara Pulver (Sherlock) take on the respective roles of a formidable new Lycan leader and a fiercely ambitious Vampire, and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) again plays Vampire elder Thomas. Rounding out the film's stellar international cast are: James Faulkner (Game of Thrones), Peter Andersson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), newcomer Clementine Nicholson, Bradley James (A&E's upcoming Damien) and Daisy Head (the upcoming Fallen).
Anna Foerster is the director of UNDERWORLD 5. Foerster, who previously directed episodes of the television series Criminal Mindsand Outlander, is widely known for her work as cinematographer on epic blockbusters such as Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and White House Down.
The screenplay for UNDERWORLD 5 was penned by Cory Goodman (The Last Witch Hunter, Priest) and based on characters originally created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman and Danny McBride. Lakeshore Entertainment's Tom Rosenberg (The Lincoln Lawyer, Million Dollar Baby), Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby, Underworld), and Richard S. Wright (The Lincoln Lawyer, Underworld) are producing as are David Kern (Underworld: Awakening), along with Len Wiseman (Underworld, Total Recall).
