Underworld: Next Generation – formerly known as Underworld 5 – is a 2016 American action horror film directed by Anna Foerster (her directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cory Goodman. It is the fifth film in the Underworld franchise and the sequel to 2012 film Underworld: Awakening, with Kate Beckinsale and Theo James reprising their roles.
The other main cast includes Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, and Charles Dance (Forbidden Empire; Patrick: Evil Awakens; Pride and Prejudice and Zombies).
Principal photography began on October 19, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic, and wrapped up on December 11, 2015.
Underworld: Next Generation is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2016 by Screen Gems.
Cast and characters:
- Kate Beckinsale as Selene, a Death Dealer and a Vampire-Corvinus Strain Hybrid.
- Theo James as David, Selene’s Vampire ally.
- Tobias Menzies as Marius, a Lycan leader.
- Lara Pulver as a fiercely ambitious Vampire.
- Charles Dance as Thomas, a Vampire Elder and David’s father.
- James Faulkner
- Peter Andersson
- Clementine Nicholson as Lena, the Nordic Coven’s greatest warrior and daughter of Vidar.
- Bradley James as the villain.
- Daisy Head as Alexia
- Oliver Stark as Gregor
- Brian Caspe as Hajna
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