Directed by Anna Foerster
Produced by
David Kern
Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Len Wiseman
Richard Wright
Screenplay by Cory Goodman
Based on Characters
by Kevin Grevioux
Len Wiseman
Danny McBride
GENRE:
Action | Horror | Adventure
Starring:
Kate Beckinsale
Theo James
Tobias Menzies
Trent Garrett
Lara Pulver
Clementine Nicholson
Bradley James
Charles Dance
Music by Michael Wandmacher
Cinematography Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by Peter Amundson
Production
company
Lakeshore Entertainment
Sketch Films
Distributed by Screen Gems
Release dates
January 6, 2017 (United States)
Country United States
Language English
DURATION
01 hour 30 minutes
Status: Waiting
The film is scheduled to be released on January 6, 2017 by Screen Gems and is Foerster's directing debut.
On August 27, 2014, Lakeshore Entertainment announced their plans to develop a reboot of the Underworld franchise, with Cory Goodman hired to write the script for the first film. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi were named as producers. The film was later confirmed to be a fifth entry in the series, rather than a reboot. Titled Underworld: Next Generation, the film was in production and set to be released 2015. Theo James, who appeared in the role of David in the fourth film, would return as the new lead.On October 12, 2014, director Len Wiseman told IGN that original Underworld lead Kate Beckinsale would be back for the film. On May 14, 2015, Anna Foerster signed on to make her directorial debut with the film, being the first woman to direct the film in the series, with Beckinsale confirmed to return. On August 14, it was announced by Deadline.com that Tobias Menzies had been cast as Marius, a mysterious new Lycan leader.On September 9, Bradley James was cast as the male villain. Same day, newcomer Clementine Nicholson signed on to play Lena, the Nordic Coven's greatest warrior and daughter of Vidar.[6] On September 22, Lara Pulver was added to the cast to play a fiercely ambitious Vampire. On October 19, Charles Dance was confirmed to return to play Vampire elder Thomas. Additional cast was also announced which included James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, and Daisy Head.
Principal photography on the film began on October 19, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic, and is set to take place over ten weeks. The film's crew included cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, production designer Ondřej Nekvasil, costume designer Bojana Nikitović, and editor Peter Amundson. Filming wrapped up on December 11, 2015.
Initially the film was set for an October 21, 2016 release. However, this was eventually moved out to January 6, 2017 with a limited release.