It is the third installment (chronologically the first) in the Underworld series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the vampire–lycan war, depicted in the previous films Underworld and Underworld: Evolution.Īs shown in the film, the original werewolves were uncontrollable beasts, unable to retake human form once bitten. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. Main article: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
This, according to Singe, is the key to creating a hybrid.
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Corvinus's unnamed third son, who did not inherit immortality, also carried the Corvinus Strain as an exact duplicate of the original pathogen, hidden away in his genetic code and passed along to his human descendants through the centuries. He had three sons, two of whom inherited their father's immortality and were bitten, one, Markus, by a bat, and the other, William, by a wolf, resulting in the vampire and werewolf lines. Somehow, his body was able to mutate the pathogen, mold it to his own benefit. He was the only survivor of the plague that wiped out his village. It is revealed in the film that Alexander Corvinus is the first of the vampire and lycan lines. The vampires and lycans are not supernatural creatures, but rather the product of a mutation of the Plague. Along the way, Selene not only discovers a mutinous plot to destroy the vampire Elders, but also a shocking revelation about her father figure Elder, Viktor. She discovers that the lycans are pursuing a human, Michael Corvin, for experimentation Selene captures Michael herself to find out what the lycans are up to. Underworld tells the story of Selene ( Kate Beckinsale) a Death Dealer bent on destroying the lycans who allegedly killed her family. Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman, Richard Wright and David Kern Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman and Richard Wright Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, David Coatsworth and Richard Wright
Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Richard Wright 6 Additional crew and production details.1.3 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009).
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The series received generally negative reviews from critics, but amassed a strong fan following and grossed a total of $539 million, against a combined budget of $207 million. A final film, titled Underworld: Blood Wars, was released internationally on November 24, 2016, and in the United States on January 6, 2017. In this film, humans have discovered the existence of vampires and lycans, and are trying to eradicate both species. The fourth film, Underworld: Awakening (2012) is the sequel to Underworld: Evolution. The third film, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), is the prequel to the series, chronicling the origins of the vampire-lycan war. The second film, Underworld: Evolution (released in 2006) follows Selene and Michael as they are hunted by their enemies. The first film, Underworld, was released in 2003 it introduces Selene, an elite vampire-warrior who defies her orders, and Michael Corvin ( Scott Speedman), a human who gets caught up in the war. Most of the movies star Kate Beckinsale as the protagonist, Selene, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Underworld is a series of dark fantasy action horror films created by Len Wiseman, Kevin Grevioux, and Danny McBride, that follows characters who are caught up in a war between vampires and werewolves (called "lycans" within the films).