Michael Corvin
| Michael Corvin | |
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| Underworld character | |
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Scott Speedman as Michael Corvin
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| First appearance | Underworld |
| Last appearance | Underworld: Blood Wars |
| Created by |
Kevin Grevioux Len Wiseman & Danny McBride |
| Portrayed by |
Scott Speedman (1-2) Trent Garrett (5) Mark Oliver (voice) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Subject 0 |
| Species |
Human (formerly) Lycan (formerly) Lycan/Vampire Hybrid |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Unemployed fugitive Former medical intern |
| Family |
Alexander Corvinus (forefather, deceased) William Corvinus (distant granduncle, deceased) Marcus Corvinus (distant granduncle, deceased) Unnamed Corvinus (distant grandfather, deceased) Unnamed father Unnamed mother Unnamed grandfather |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha (fiancée, deceased) Selene (lover) |
| Children | Eve (daughter, with Selene) |
| Nationality | Hungarian American |
Michael Corvin (in Hungarian: Corvin Mihály) is a fictional character from the Underworld series. He also appears in the novelizations of these films. He is portrayed by Scott Speedman in the first two films and by Trent Garrett through motion capture and prosthetics in Underworld: Blood Wars. In Underworld: Endless War, his voice was provided by Mark Oliver. He is the first Vampire/Lycan Hybrid from the mythos.
Michael Corvin was created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride.
According to the writer and directors commentary on the original theatrical release, Michael Corvin's role as a Vampire/Lycan Hybrid was the first character they created in the franchise when they were first writing out the script.
According to director Len Wiseman, "You'd think that the concept of vampires and werewolves mixing it up had been done more than a few times on film. But according to Wiseman, the mix hadn't really been done in decades. "It's funny because a lot of the talk has been that it's a simple concept and why hasn't this been done before. It's true. When we decided let's do vampires and werewolves, we thought that concept's been done. Of course it's been done. We talked to our agent, we went on the Internet, we looked at everything, and outside of the 50s, it just hasn't been done. It was kind of shocking to us".
Little is mentioned in the first installment about Michael's immediate family history, past and background, but his ancient family history, the legacy of his ancient ancestor, Alexander Corvinus, plays more of a crucial plot device in the franchise.
Described in the novelizations as "compassionate" and a "born healer", Michael began studying medicine around the age of 20. He was an aspiring young 28-year-old doctor and trauma surgeon by the events of the first film.
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