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Underworld: Extended Cut [2003] ... |  | |
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Length: | 133 minutes (2 hours 13 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | UR | Suggested Event Use: | Halloween | Sorting Category: | Susp/Hor |
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| Classifications: | - Action
- Fantasy
- Suspense / Horror
- Sci-Fi
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Synopsis: Selene, a beautiful vampire warrior, is entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires, she falls in love with Michael, a werewolf who longs for the war to end.
Reaction: Action packed and intriguing. It's basically Romeo and Juliet with vampires and werewolves, but it's a fun ride.
Personal Rating: 7/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Kate BeckinsaleKate Beckinsale first met future husband Len WisemanLen Wiseman on the set.
- Days before its US opening, the president of Screen Gems green lit not only a sequel to the movie Underworld but also a prequel after seeing the number of tickets sold in Canada alone.
- Michael SheenMichael Sheen and Wentworth MillerWentworth Miller were both interviewed for the Scott SpeedmanScott Speedman role. It only took two days to film Wentworth MillerWentworth Miller's role
- There were no special effects used to alter Kevin GreviouxKevin Grevioux's (Raze's) voice. It actually gets that deep naturally.
- The actors only had two weeks of wirework and prop training for the movie.
- The 'attack dogs' outside of the vampire mansion were actually very docile and playful canines, which were the only dogs available at the time. For the scene where they chase Scott SpeedmanScott Speedman, director Len WisemanLen Wiseman had to film short clips of the dogs running and later put in sounds of vicious barking. If you look closely though you can see their tails happily wagging back and forth.
- Halle BerryHalle Berry, Milla JovovichMilla Jovovich and Rhona MitraRhona Mitra were considered for the lead role.
- A kiss between Michael and Selene (when she unchains him in Lucian's lab) appears in the trailer but was not included in the theatrical release or on the DVD, but it is on the unrated version of Underworld.
- Len WisemanLen Wiseman wanted David BowieDavid Bowie to appear as a vampire at the vampire's feast, but due to some time problems it did not work out.
- This movie marked Len WisemanLen Wiseman's feature film directorial debut. He opted to shoot many of the action and effects sequences live, without computer imagery. In one scene, for instance, a werewolf seems to run more than 50 mph behind a speeding car. This was shot using an elaborate rig towed behind a vehicle, with actor Michael SheenMichael Sheen doing the closeups of the running and the jump onto the car, while the long shot of Lucian running was done by stuntman Todd SchneiderTodd Schneider.
- 'Selene', the heroine's name, is the Moon in Greek mythology. According to writer/actor Kevin GreviouxKevin Grevioux, the model for the Selene character was the psychic vampire of the Hellfire Club in the X-Men comics, the Black Queen Selene.
- Scott SpeedmanScott Speedman suffered a concussion when a set prop that was supposed to be a piece of the wall Viktor had just thrown him through hit him in the head.
- Rhona MitraRhona Mitra, who was considered for Selene, would later play Sonja in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
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