Thursday, November 20

• Are Werewolves the New Vampires?

  Although vampires have been the creatures on everyone's lips lately due to the Twilight phenomenon, New York Magazine is taking stock of an overpowering wave of werewolves on Hollywood's horizon. The pack of cinematic lycanthropes will be led by the January 23 release of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (check out the movie's new poster) to be followed on April 3 by the remake of the Wolf Man starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. And there are a litter of lower budget films and not yet finalized projects -- including a rumored werewolf project with Ridley Scott at the the helm --nipping at their heels. The clincher though for NYM, is the prominence of werewolves in the next two Twilight novels, which Summit Entertainment is making moves toward turning into movies as well, starting with New Moon.

  
  

  Posted 11/20/2008 by reelz

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Saturday, July 26

• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Trailer Debuts at Comic-Con

  

  So why do the werewolves and vampires of the Underworld universe dislike each other so much, anyway? We'll find out when Underworld: Rise of the Lycans arrives in theaters next January.

  Speaking at Comic-Con today, Rise of the Lycans director Patrick Tatopoulos explained to the Hall H audience that "we're going to back into the origin of the slavery, when the lycans were overtaken by the vampires, and their quest for freedom, and the incredible love story between the two protagonists, which is Sonja (Rhona Mitra) and Lucian (Michael Sheen) -- Sonja being a vampire and Lucian being a lycan."

  Tatopoulos also debuted the as-yet-unfinished Rise of the Lycans trailer, which featured a grungy Michael Sheen inciting his fellow enslaved lycans to revolt against their vampire overlords, followed quickly by copious scenes of werewolves and vampires in battle.

  
  

  Posted 07/26/2008 by Thomas

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Sunday, March 2

• Beckinsale won't be seen in Underworld 3

  ReelzChannel.com caught up with Kate Beckinsale the other day at the junket for her upcoming indie flick Snow Angels, and she affirmed fanboys fears that she will not be making any appearances in Underworld 3 (the prequel to Underworld that is to be entitled Underworld: Rise of the Lycans).

  Beckinsale said her only involvement with this installment of the franchise is "in a wifely, supportive type way." The actress, who starred in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, is married to the movies' director, Len Wiseman.

  "They’re shooting right now in New Zealand and my husband is not directing, he’s producing it," Beckinsale continued. "And my ex (Michael Sheen, who plays Lucian in the series) is the lead."

  "Family franchise," she joked.

  
  

  Posted 03/02/2008 by Heather

  Related: Kate Beckinsale | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Underworld: Evolution | Underworld