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| Underworld : Rise of the Lycans | |
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| Directed by | Patrick Tatopoulos |
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| Produced by | Len Wiseman Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Skip Williamson |
| Written by | Len Wiseman Danny McBride |
| Starring | Rhona Mitra Bill Nighy Michael Sheen Kevin Grevioux |
| Cinematography | Ross Emery |
| Editing by | Ethan Maniquis |
| Distributed by | Screen Gems |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Underworld: Evolution |
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the third installment of films in the Underworld series. It is a prequel set prior to Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, covering the origins of some characters. Screen Gems released the film on January 23, 2009
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Plot
The film opens with a monologue by Sonja about the vampires and Lycans and how the vampires began enslaving the Lycans. It shows Lucian's birth and how Viktor spared him, making him the first second-generation Lycan. Then it fast fowards to Lucian's teen years as he fights a group of Death Dealers and defeats them all. Viktor then decides to make more second-generation Lycans for the benefit of the coven. Unknown to Viktor, his young daughter, Sonja, develops an attraction to the young Lycan, as Lucian becomes fond of Sonja as well.
After the title, a Death Dealer is shown riding through a small chasm while being trailed by wild Lycans. When they make it to the field, more vampires begin shooting at the Lycans with giant crossbows. Lucian kills two Lycans just about to leap on the Dealer and kills one just as it enters the coven's walls. Viktor comes out and the Dealer is revealed to be Sonja. Viktor asks Lucian if he feels any remorse for his kind and Lucian replies with "they are animals, not like me."
Lucian then holds a slavemaster's whip as he brutally beats a Lycan slave. The slavemaster tells Lucian he will be there when Lucian falls. After the slaves leave, Lucian sneaks into a small tunnel to a cliff, where he meets with Sonja and they make love. Lucian asks Sonja if she would leave with him and she protests his leaving, but he is determined, and even shows her a key to his collar he made himself. He then leaves and exits the tunnel and is observed by Tanis.
As human nobles come to meet with the vampire council, Sonja goes out to gaurd them. Lucian smells the Lycans near Sonja and steals a horse and sword from a nearby Death Dealer. The Lycans attack and kill the noble and Lucian fights them. Raze is revealed to have been one of the noble's slaves. He begins to fight off Lycans and sees Lucian take off his collar and change into a Lycan. The wild Lycans back down to his howl and leave before he is shot down by Viktor's men. Sonja protests and claims he was only there and only changed to save her. Viktor, feeling betrayed, locks Lucian away after whipping him 30 times with a three pronged chain-bladed whip.
Lucian becomes friends with Raze and speaks to Sonja about escape. He tells her that Tanis knows about their relationship and tells her to use him to get help out of the coven. He agrees for Sonja's spot on the council. He gives Lucian the key to his collar and the same night, Raze is turned into a Lycan. In the morning, Lucian escapes and kills the slavemaster and begins to free the other Lycans. The gaurds are then alerted and the freed Lycans are being slaughtered by large crossbolts. A majority of the Lycans are trapped and Lucian is forced to leave without them. He and Raze begin finding "conscripts" for his "army" and even travels to the lair of the wild Lycans.
Viktor asks Tanis for the key to Lucians collar and almost kills him for his apparent betrayal, but Tanis leads Viktor to the armory, claiming he locked it in there. He reveals a regular key to Viktor, who believes it to be the real one. Viktor then confronts Sonja about her relationship with Lucian. He bites her and absorbs her memories, learning of her time with Lucian. He locks her in her room and waits for Lucian.
Lucian tells Raze to keep the men together while he goes to the coven to free Sonja. He frees her from her room but gets into a fight with Death Dealers along the way. He s then surrounded by Dealers and Sonja fights Viktor, who loses. When she tells him of her child, he takes a knife to her throat and imprisons them again. After being condemned for her crimes against the coven, she is sentenced to death, with Lucian watching in chains. After she is killed by sunlight, Lucian escapes the chains and makes it to the stairs of the wall but is shot by Dealers. He is shot several more times and calls out to the Lycans. All of the Lycans, of the first and second generations, as well amass and attack the coven, overwhelming it.
Viktor orders Tanis to save the coffers of the Elders and goes out to fight the Lycans. Lucian attempts to fight him but Viktor flees to a tunnel that leads to the prison. They fight and the prison pit to the water opens and they both fall into it. Lucian accidentally pulls some rock out, revealing sunlight. Lucian then pulls enough out to have Viktor retreat to the side of the pit. Lucian comes down to him and after Viktor tells him he should have killed him, he stabs Viktor in the mouth.
Lucian comes out to Raze, who tells him it is done, but Lucian replied "this is just the beginning," as he knew some of the vampire elders have survived.
Viktor, now on a ship with Tanis, locks himself in his coffer.
The film ends with the opening scene of the first Underworld, with the audio from the scene where Kraven tells Selene the truth about Viktor and her family's murders. The last words is played over the shot of her eyes. "Lies."
Production
In September 2003, shortly after the release of Underworld (2003), production companies Screen Gems and Lakeshore planned to release a prequel as the third film following Underworld's sequel, Underworld: Evolution (2006). Kate Beckinsale, who portrayed Selene in Underworld, expressed interest in reprising her role for the sequel and the prequel.[1]
In December 2005, Underworld: Evolution director Len Wiseman explained that the Underworld franchise was originally conceived as a trilogy. Wiseman said, "We sort of mapped out an entire history and story... a massive collection of ideas and stories that we're putting out at certain times." Wiseman anticipated creating a third installment for the franchise based on the audiences' reception of Underworld: Evolution, which would be released the following month.[2]
In a June 2006 interview, Wiseman said, "The third film is going to be a prequel. It will be the origin story and we find out things we didn't know about Lucian; he'll have a much bigger part in it. It will be about the creation [of the races] and what started the war. It will be a period piece. The movie will also focus for the first time through the Lycans' point of view." The director also shared, "In terms of the writing, a lot of the writing has been done. We've been developing Underworld 3 for a while. I won't be directing Underworld 3; I'm just going to be producing and writing." When asked if Kate Beckinsale would reprise her role as Selene in the prequel, Wiseman said, "It will be in the time period before, but it will overlap into the creation of her as well. We're in the process of seeing how far we go with that."[3] The following October, actor Michael Sheen, who portrays Lucian in the film series, expressed interest in being part of the prequel.[4]
The Hollywood Reporter announced on October 26, 2007 that the film will be written by Danny McBride and mark the directorial début of Patrick Tatopoulos, who designed the creature effects for all three Underworld films. Len Wiseman will produce, and contribute to the writing of this film, but will not direct, nor will Kate Beckinsale reprise her lead role of Selene nor will Scott Speedman reprise his role of Michael.[5][6] The film is to be a prequel set in the Dark Ages and will focus on the origins of the feud between the vampires and their slaves, the Lycans.[7] The film was shot in Auckland, New Zealand and in Roxboro, North Carolina.
Cast
- Michael Sheen as Lucian (Enslaved as a baby, Lucian has only been able to imagine the full extent of his Lycan powers. In the evolution from werewolf to Lycan, Lucian feels the responsibility of the Lycan race resting on his shoulders. At the same time, his love for the vampire, Sonja, complicates his desire for freedom from the Vampires.)
- Rhona Mitra as Sonja (Sonja is the daughter of the powerful Vampire Elder, Viktor. Beautiful and brave, her nightly patrols defend the Coven from the hoards of ferocious werewolves. Despite her father's hatred for the Lycan race, she has fallen in love with the Lycan slave, Lucian. She battles between the desire to fulfill the responsibilities that come with her lineage and her willful nature. Because of her love for Lucian, she is sympathetic to the enslaved Lycans' plight.)
- Bill Nighy as Viktor (One of three ruling Vampire Elders, Viktor is a haughty, ostentatious Vampire overlord nearly 1,000 years old. Like most Vampires, he has a severe loathing for Lycans but also a fascination with their unique strengths. Through slavery and torture, he has created a small but mighty force of enslaved Lycans. Despite his best efforts to govern the Coven, the Council members have begun to question his leadership.)
- Steven Mackintosh as Andreas Tanis (Deceptive and conniving, Arnaud Tanis serves the Elders as advisor and historian of the Covens. His desire for power, wealth and status lead him to do nearly anything to stand in Viktor's good favor. Often tasked with managing the strong-willed Sonja, he discovers the secrets held in the dark corridors beneath the castle.)
- Kevin Grevioux as Raze (Lucian discovers Raze's amazing bravery and strength as he rescues him from near-certain death. A deep friendship grows between the two men. Raze sympathizes with the Lycan struggle for independence but doesn't yet know how far he is willing to go to support Lucian.)
- Craig Parker as Sabas
- Kate Beckinsale as Selene (Beckinsale did not film new footage, a scene from Underworld will be used to bookend the film)[8]
