7th October 2016 - New Trailer
7th September - Official Trailer
30th June 2016 - Release Date Pushed to 2017
Screen Gems has moved “Underworld: Blood Wars” back three months from its pre-Halloween slot of Oct. 14 to Jan. 6, 2017.
Kate Beckinsale and Theo James are starring in the fifth film in its vampires-versus-werewolves franchise. German cinematographer Anna Foerster, a longtime collaborator with Roland Emmerich, is making her feature directorial debut and helming from Cory Goodman’s screenplay.
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28th April 2016 - Release Date Revealed
Sony Pictures has pushed its Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci film Patient Zero off its 2016 release schedule and it is currently in limbo with only an unset 2017 date. In addition, the studio has set a title for its fifth Underworld film: Underworld: Blood Wars which bows for October 14, 2016.
Patient Zero, which is a small drama/horror film about the search for patient zero in a global pandemic that has led to very few left on Earth. Underworld: Blood Wars, which stars Kate Beckinsale and Theo James in what is the fifth film of the franchises goes up against a number of films going wide on its same date: Focus Features’ drama/fantasy film A Monster Calls which stars Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson, and Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Hart: What Now?, and Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck The Accountant.
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9th September 2015 - Bradley James Cast as the Male Villain
EXCLUSIVE: Bradley James will costar as the male villain opposite Kate Beckinsale and Theo James in Underworld: Next Generation for ScreenGems and Lakeshore.
James recently wrapped the first season of the A&E series Damien, which premieres next year, and becomes the latest to spring from the small screen to features. The film shoots in Prague next month. He’s repped by UTA.
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14th August 2015 - Tobias Menzies Joins Cast
Tobias Menzies has been set for a major role in Underworld V for Sony Screen Gems and Lakeshore. That film is directed by Anna Foerster, who helmed Menzies in the season finale of Outlander.
In the fifth installment of Underworld, Menzies will play Marius, a mysterious new Lycan leader. Kate Beckinsale stars in the film series.
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May 14th 2015 - Kate Beckinsale to Return
Kate Beckinsale is back for more Underworld action.
The actress has signed on to reprise her vampire character, Selene, in the fifth installment in the franchise from Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems.
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May 14th 2015 - Anna Foerster to Direct Film
Anna Foerster has signed on to direct the feature, making her the first woman to helm an installment of the action-horror franchise.
Directing the movie is Anna Foerster, who has done second-unit work and was Roland Emmerich’s right-hand woman as the director of photography on such movies as The Day After Tomorrow and White House Down. This is the first time that a woman is directing the female-led action-horror franchise
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September 11th 2014 - Theo James to Return
Theo James will be going back to Underworld. The Divergent actor is attached as the lead in the fifth film in the vampire action franchise, which Lakeshore Entertainment is currently developing.
James, who played a vampire named David in 2013's Underworld: Awakening, will be the central character in the new film, which is not a reboot but rather an expansion of the existing universe. Kate Beckinsale, who starred in the previous films, will likely not be returning. Sources say there was an option on James because of his work on the previous film, and he'll star opposite two new female characters. Casting is underway for those roles, with plans to start shooting in the spring
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March 24th 2014 - Underworld: Next Generation In Development
With the introduction of Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and Michael Corvin’s (Scott Speedman) hybrid daughter, Eve (pictured above; India Eisley), in the 2012 Underworld: Awakening, Screen Gems passed the torch to another star in hopes of continuing the franchise.
After a decade-long battle between vampires and werewolves, like it or not, the Underworld franchise is legit. After four successful films, I’m told by my studio Intel that Screen Gems is actively developing the fifth, currently titled Underworld: Next Generation.
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