Kate Beckinsale will be
back on the big screen as the Vampire warrior Selene in the upcoming fifth
installment of Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems’ hit Underworld
franchise. The Hollywood Reporter has the news, bringing word that the
production has also found a director in Anna Foerster, best known for her work
with Roland Emmerich, most recently as the director of photography on 2013’s
White House Down.
It was reported last
fall that Theo James will also be returning to the franchise, reprising his
role as the Vampire David. At that time, it was not believed that Beckinsale
would be back for the fifth film. Today’s report, however, confirms that both
talents will again star opposite one another.
The first Underworld,
directed by Len Wiseman, was released in 2003 and follows the adventures of
Kate Beckinsale’s Selene, a vampire “Death Dealer” caught in the war between
vampires and Lycans. It was followed by Underworld: Evolution in 2006,
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans in 2009 and Underworld: Awakening in 2012.
Beckinsale recently
headlined Brad Anderson’s Stonehearst Asylum and can be seen coming up in Terry
Jones’ comedy science fiction fantasy Absolutely Anything.
Underworld 5, scripted
by Cory Goodman, aims to begin production this October
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