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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. With Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh. A prequel centered on the origins of the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their former slaves, the Lycans.
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- Action, Fantasy, Thriller
- Patrick Tatopoulos
- 2009-01-23
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American action horror film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos from a screenplay by Danny McBride, Dirk Blackman, and Howard McCain, based on a story by Len Wiseman, Robert Orr, and McBride. [6]
Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel king of the vampires, has persecuted the Lycans for centuries. Young Lycan Lucian (Michael Sheen) rallies his people against Viktor and his Death Dealer warriors.
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- Patrick Tatopoulos
- R
- Michael Sheen
Underworld; Rise of the Lycans. Set in the Dark Ages and traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their one-time werewolf slaves, the Lycans. 4,231. IMDb 6.5 1 h 32 min 2009 X-Ray HDR UHD R. Action • Fantasy • Compelling • Exciting.
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Set in 1402, the film tells the story of the origins of Lucian, the first Werewolf able to take human form - a bloodline that would come to be called Lycans. Viktor, the tyrannical Vampire Elder of the Vampires, captures Lucian's Werewolf mother in a raid. After she gives birth to Lucian, the first human child born of a Werewolf, Viktor kills the m...
Steven Mackintoshas Andreas Tanis"Two Decades had passed since the creation of both species. The war had begun. Viktor increased his army, creating a legion of Vampires to protect them from the very first clan of Werewolves: A vicious and infectious breed, unable to take human form ever again... Until 'He' was born. Lucian. And although every fiber of Viktor's soul warned him to s...
In September 2003, shortly after the release of Underworld, production companies Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment planned to release a prequel as the third film following Underworld's sequel, Underworld: Evolution. Kate Beckinsale, who portrayed Selene in Underworld, expressed interest in reprising her role for the sequel and the prequel. In...
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans was distributed to 2,942 theatres on its opening day (January 23, 2009) in the United States and grossed an estimated US $8,050,000, debuting at number 1 at the box office. On its opening weekend, the film was ranked second at the box office behind Paul Blart: Mall Cop with $20.7 million, which is lower than the amoun...
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In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them.
