Underworld: Blood Wars
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| Directed by | Anna Foerster |
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| Screenplay by | Cory Goodman |
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| Based on | Characters by Kevin Grevioux Len Wiseman Danny McBride |
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| Music by | Michael Wandmacher |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Edited by | Peter Amundson |
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| Distributed by | Screen Gems |
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $78.7 million |
Underworld: Blood Wars is a 2016 American action horror film directed by Anna Foerster (in her directorial debut). It is the fifth installment in the Underworld franchise and the sequel to Underworld: Awakening (2012), with Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as Selene. The main cast also includes Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner and Charles Dance.
Principal photography began on October 19, 2015, in Prague, Czech Republic. The film was released on November 24, 2016, in various countries and was subsequently released in the United States on January 6, 2017, by Screen Gems.
It received generally negative reviews with critics criticising its plot, directing and editing but praised the acting, action sequences and its return to its original gothic tone. It has grossed over $78 million worldwide, more than doubling its production budget.
The remaining vampire covens are on the verge of being wiped out by the Lycans. Both species are searching for Selene: the vampires seeking justice for the deaths of Viktor and Marcus, and the Lycans, led by Marius, intending to use her to locate Eve, whose blood holds the key to building an army of vampire-werewolf hybrids.
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