Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Picking up directly from the previous film, vampire warrior Selena and the half werewolf Michael hunt for clues to reveal the history of their races and the war between them.

Director:

Len Wiseman

Writers:

Danny McBride (screenplay), Len Wiseman (story),

Stars:

Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Beckinsale	...	Selene
Scott Speedman	...	Michael
Tony Curran	...	Marcus
Derek Jacobi	...	Corvinus (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
Bill Nighy	...	Viktor
Steven Mackintosh	...	Tanis
Shane Brolly	...	Kraven
Brian Steele	...	William
Zita Görög	...	Amelia (as Zita Gorog)
Scott McElroy	...	Soren
John Mann	...	Samuel
Michael Sheen	...	Lucian
Sophia Myles	...	Erika (as Sophia Miles)
Richard Cetrone	...	Pierce (as Rich Cetrone)
Mike Mukatis	...	Taylor

Storyline

Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the vampires and the Lycans. The film goes back to the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene, the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael, the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. This will be a modern tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love, which takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | death | werewolf | hybrid | evolution | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, some sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Lakeshore Records - soundtrack Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Hungarian

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Underworld 2

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,148 (Chile) (30 June 2006)

Gross:

$79,055 (Chile) (7 July 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 102 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the pub sequence, the presenter is reading out news on the television in Hungarian. In the first part (when it is only heard, not seen), the text explicitly refers to cheating discovered during the elections. In 2006 (the year of making) there were general elections in Hungary. The media campaign is already on in February, with the two largest parties accusing each other of criminal activity, lies, all in all they lead a very harsh negative campaign. As the present ruling power is a left-liberal and this movie has dozens of nationalistic connotations, this easter egg may not be incidental.

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Goofs

When Michael fights the guard wolf outside where Selene falls through the trap door, the car is damaged in the fight but it appears to be fine when they drive away.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Marcus: My God. Brother, what have you done?

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.9 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"The Undertaker"
(Renholder Mix)
Written by Puscifer and Danny Lohner
Performed by Puscifer
Courtesy of Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano Entertainment II

User Reviews

Better than the first.

Just got back from watching it tonight, let me tell you, the first big surprise was how how many people turned out for it, for a Thursday night the place was packed as if Harry Potter had just come out, it's been a while since my local theatre was like that.

Now to the movie itself. I liked the first one but this one was an improvement. Mostly because of Scott Speedman's character Michael. The last movie only gave us a glimpse into what he has become, and here we get to see him kick butt alongside Selene as what is pretty much an equal. Watching him fight and take-down werewolves was great.

The action scenes were bigger, with great direction and camera-work. the special effects are also great, especially the scene with their winged-nemesis pursuing their truck. Make-up is amazingly well done. It was refreshing to see that the werewolves were still practical make-up creations rather than CG.

There was also the added bonus of sex scenes. one where a guy is having fun with a couple chick vampires, and one between the two leads. we get to see most of Beckinsale's lovely figure (MILF is an understatement) but no direct frontal shots. ladies will enjoy much shirtless Speedman action.

The opening segment makes it worth a look, i definitely recommend it to anyone who liked the first or thought it had promise.