Release date: Friday January 23, 2009
Genre: Action/Adventure/Horror/Thriller
Running: 92 min.
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Screenplay: Danny McBride
Producer(s): Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman, Skip Williamson, Tom Rosenberg
Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux
Official Site: entertheunderworld.com
Rating: R for bloody violence and some sexuality
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Synopsis
This prequel story delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

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Chris Tilly talks to Michael Sheen (”Frost/Nixon” and “Underworld“) about the future of the Underworld franchise.

IGN caught up with Michael Sheen this week to discuss his critically acclaimed turn in Frost/Nixon, and while chatting, the conversation turned to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which hits screens later this month.

The film sees his character Lucian take centre stage, and Sheen assured us that the film will look amazing, and that “people who are into the films already are not going to be disappointed.”

When discussing the future of the franchise however, there seemed to be one major issue regarding his involvement.

“The hard thing for me is that I’m playing a character who never gets any older, and I am getting older” he explained. “I was watching the new one yesterday, and it’s set before the first one, but in that first one I look a lot younger, obviously. There’s a limit as to how many times I can get away with that.”

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