Movie 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'

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Every war has a beginning.

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

United Kingdom English

  • a.k.a. Underworld - 3 - Rise Of The Lycans

United States of America English

  • a.k.a. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans working title
  • Underworld 3
  • Underworld III: Rise of the Lycans (2009) Alternative title

Germany German (Deutsch)

Underworld - Aufstand der Lykaner

Weil er Sklaven für den Ausbau der Vampirfestung benötigt, erschafft Viktor, der Anführer der Unsterblichen, aus dem Blut des ersten Werwolfs, der ein menschliches Erscheinungsbild annehmen kann, eine neue Rasse: die Lykaner. Als sich Ur-Lykaner Lucian viele Jahre später in Viktors Tochter Sonja verliebt, bestraft Victor ihn mit Schmerz und Kerker. Doch an die Leine legen lässt sich dieser Lykaner nicht. Er forciert den Aufstand der Sklaven und will als später Spartakus die Befreiung seiner Art durchsetzen.

France French (Français)

Underworld 3 : Le Soulèvement des lycans

Au Moyen-Âge, l'équilibre règne entre les vampires dirigés d'une main de fer par Victor et leurs serviteurs les lycans. Mais lorsque la fille de Victor s'éprend de Lucian, un lycan, c'est le début d'une longue guerre sanglante qui continuera jusqu'à aujourd'hui.

Italy Italian (Italiano)

Underworld: La ribellione dei Lycans
  • a.k.a. Underworld - La ribellione dei Lycans

L'Ascesa dei Lycan narra delle origini della sanguinaria e secolare faida tra gli aristocratici vampiri e i loro schiavi di un tempo, i Lycan. Negli anni bui del primo Medioevo un lycan chiamato Lucian lancia la rivolta dei lupi mannari contro Viktor, il crudele re dei vampiri che li aveva resi schiavi. Con Lucian si allea Sonja, la sua amata segreta, una vampira.

Part of Underworld Collection

A centuries-old war is waged between vampires and lycans (short for lycanthrope, from the Greek 'luk' [wolf] + 'ánthrōpos' [human], or werewolf). It begins with a fifth-century man, the sole survivor of a plague that wipes out his village. Somehow, his body turns the disease to his benefit, and afterward, he ceases to age. After living secretly, he moves often to prevent his immunity to the ravages of time from being discovered, even marrying on occasion. After he fathers twin sons who also inherit his gift, they learn its ultimate price after they become the first vampire and lycan after one suffers a bite from a bat and the other from a wolf. Once they learn they can "turn" normal humans into others like them by inflicting their bites on them, they terrorize the nearby countryside, taking from them either victims or tribute. The vampires ultimately enslave the Lycans until love leads to the Lycans' escape, igniting a bitter war that seems destined to have no end.

  • Underworld owned

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    • Rating: 68% · 6,076

    Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

  • Underworld: Evolution owned

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    • Rating: 66% · 3,980

    As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans owned

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    • Rating: 65% · 3,605

    A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

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    • Rating: 63% · 4,035

    Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.

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    Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Release Date
Runtime
Keywords
aristocracy
battle
castle
dark fantasy
dungeon
fictional war
forbidden love
gothic
prison
slave
slavery
urban gothic
vampire
werewolf
Genres
Action
Fantasy
Thriller
Languages
English
Origin Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Companies
United States of America Screen Gems
United States of America Lakeshore Entertainment
United States of America Sketch Films
UW3 Film Productions
Release Dates
Australia Theatrical MA15+
Canada Theatrical 14A
Canada Theatrical 18A
United Kingdom Theatrical 18
United States of America Theatrical R
Italy Theatrical VM14
France Theatrical U
Germany Theatrical 16
Austria Theatrical 14
New Zealand Theatrical 16
Ratings
TMDb 65% · 3,605 (more information on website)
IMDb 65% · 169,720 (more information on website)
Rotten Tomatoes® 30% (more information on website)
metacritic 44% (more information on website)

Cast

CharacterPerson
SonjaRhona Mitra
ViktorBill Nighy
LucianMichael Sheen
KravenShane Brolly
Andreas TanisSteven Mackintosh
RazeKevin Grevioux
ColomanDavid Aston
Nobleman's WifeGeraldine Brophy
Fearful LycanLeighton Cardno
Young LucianAlexander Carroll
OrsovaElizabeth Hawthorne
Death DealerJason Hood
NoblemanMark Mitchinson
SabasCraig Parker
JanoshTimothy Raby
LukaTania Nolan
SeleneKate Beckinsale
XristoJared Turner
Young SonjaOlivia Taylforth
KostaLarry Rew
Teenage GirlEleanor Williams
Big Lycan / Creature PerformerBrian Steele

Crew

DepartmentJobPerson
ArtArt DirectionBrendan Heffernan
Gary Mackay
Production DesignDan Hennah
CameraDirector of PhotographyRoss Emery
Costume & Make-UpCostume DesignJane Holland
Costume SupervisorSian Evans
HairstylistConnie Grayson Criswell
Makeup SupervisorDeb Watson
CrewFight ChoreographerAllan Poppleton
Makeup EffectsJeff Flitton
Special EffectsHauk Olafsson
Stunt DoubleDayna Grant
StuntsAllan Smith
Dayna Grant
Dwayne Wiley
Glen Levy
James Waterhouse-Brown
Mana Hira Davis
Sean Button
Shane Rangi
Thomas Kiwi
Tim Rigby
ThanksKee Kee Buckley
DirectingDirectorPatrick Tatopoulos
First Assistant DirectorPaul Grinder
Second Assistant DirectorNick McKinnon
Second Unit DirectorKimble Rendall
EditingEditorEric Potter
Peter Amundson
LightingBest Boy ElectricJohn Enright
GafferSean O'Neill
Lighting TechnicianJamie Couper
ProductionCastingLiz Mullane
Co-ProducerDavid Kern
Kevin Grevioux
Executive ProducerBeth DePatie
Eric Reid
Henry Winterstern
James McQuaide
Skip Williamson
ProducerGary Lucchesi
Len Wiseman
Richard S. Wright
Tom Rosenberg
SoundOriginal Music ComposerPaul Haslinger
Visual EffectsCreature DesignPatrick Tatopoulos
VFX Director of PhotographyChristopher Warren