Since Kraven was the only witness to Lucian's supposed death, Selene comes to suspect that he lied about killing him, and may be working with the Lycans. They escape, but Michael is bitten by Lucian. After she rescues Michael and takes him under her wing, the pair find themselves pursued by a group of Lycans led by Lucian, who is still alive after all. Selene, a member of an elite group of vampire assassins known as 'Death Dealers', longs for revenge against the Lycans, who murdered her parents when she was a child.ĭuring a clash with the Lycans, Selene discovers that they're looking for a seemingly ordinary medical student named Michael Corvin. After years of fighting between the two enemy races, the vampires have seemingly gained the upper hand following the death of the Lycan leader Lucian at the hands of a vampire named Kraven, who subsequently became the second-in-command to the vampires' triumvirate of leading elders. The film was followed by Underworld: Evolution, released three years later, and by three other films.įor generations, a secret war has raged between vampires and Lycans, an ancient species of werewolf. A surprise hit, the film grossed $95 million against a production budget of $22 million. Upon its release, the film received generally negative reviews from critics, but a smaller number of reviewers praised elements such as the film's stylish Gothic visuals, the 'icy English composure' in Kate Beckinsale's performance, and the extensively worked-out vampire–werewolf mythology that serves as the film's backstory. Alongside Beckinsale and Speedman, the film stars Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, and Bill Nighy.Īn international co-production between companies from the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, and the United States, the film was released on September 19, 2003. After Michael is bitten by a Lycan, Selene must decide whether to do her duty and kill him or go against her clan and save him.

She finds herself attracted to a human, Michael Corvin ( Scott Speedman), who is being targeted by the Lycans.

The main plot revolves around Selene ( Kate Beckinsale), a vampire Death Dealer hunting Lycans. It is the first (chronologically, the second) installment in the Underworld franchise. The film centers on the secret history of vampires and lycans (an abbreviated form of lycanthrope, which means werewolf). Kevin Grevioux wrote the original screenplay. Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman and written by Danny McBride, based on a story by Kevin Grevioux, Wiseman and McBride.

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