Selene is back, and she means business in the fifth installment of the popular Underworld series. Today, Sony Pictures has debuted a new poster that puts a gun happy Kate Beckinsale on the firing lines. Will she be able to bring peace in this fantasy thriller? Or will her war continue to rage eternal? We’ll have to wait until January to find out.
Kate Beckinsalereturns as the iconic vampireSeleneinUnderworld: Blood Wars, the latest installment in the never-endingUnderworldseries. It is the first new movie since 2012’sUnderworld Awakening. The story centers on vampire death dealer, Selene, as she fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.
From the look of things,Kate Beckinsalemeans business as she fends off brutal attacks from both the werewolves and bloodsuckers who plague her life. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the dissidence between the Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.IMP Awardsbrings us this new poster straight from the front lines.
The supporting cast includesTobias Menzies(Outlander,Rome) andLara Pulver(Sherlock), who will play new Lycan leader named Marius and a fiercely ambitious vampire named Semira, respectively.Charles Dance(Game of Thrones) is returning as Vampire elder Thomas, along withJames Faulkner(Game of Thrones),Peter Andersson(The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo),Bradley James(Damien),Daisy Head(Fallen) and newcomerClementine Nicholson. The cast is rounded out byOliver Stark,Clementine Nicholson,James Faulkner,Alicia Vela-Bailey,Trent Garrett,Brian CaspeandPeter Andersson.
WhileUnderworld 5marksAnna Foerster’s feature directing debut, this isn’t the first time she’s worked withTobias Menzies. The filmmaker has previously directed episodes ofCriminal Minds,Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,Unforgettable,Army Wives,Madam Secretaryand four episodes ofOutlander, which starsTobias Menzies. This sequel will be going up againstAmityville: The Awakeningwhen it hits theaters on June 21, 2025.
Anna Foersterdirects from a script byCory Goodman(The Last Witch Hunter,Priest), based onoriginal characterscreated byKevin Grevioux,Len WisemanandDanny McBride. Lakeshore Entertainment’sTom Rosenberg,Gary Lucchesi,Richard S. WrightandDavid Kernare producing, along withLen Wiseman, who directed the firstUnderworldmovie. Take a look at the new poster forUnderworld Blood Wars, which is sure to get you fired up for this awaited sequel.
