Kate Beckinsale is now confirmed to reprise her role of the vampire character Selene in the upcoming "Underworld 5". Helmed by the first-time director Ana Foerster, the fifth installment of the hit action-horror franchise is rumored to push back its release to 2017 due to extensive post-production and SFX work.
The fans of the long-running vampire versus werewolf film series "Underworld" can now rejoice as the franchise's lead star has officially boarded its upcoming fifth installment. According to a previous report from The Hollywood Reporter, Kate Beckinsale has already signed on to reprise her role of Selene, the Death Dealer and Vampire-Corvinus Strain hybrid, in Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems' initially titled "Underworld 5".
Cinematographer Anna J. Foerster, whose directorial credits include the British television series "Outlander" and the police procedural show "Criminal Minds", is slated to direct the upcoming sequel. She is known to have worked on the 1996 sci-fi disaster movie "Independence Day" and has filmed other flicks as well, including 2004's "The Day After Tomorrow", 2008's "10,000 B.C.", and 2013's "White House Down". "Underworld 5" which will be the first installment of the franchise to have a female director, will mark Foerster's debut as a director for a feature film.
It is penned by Cory Goodman, the same scriptwriter behind Vin Diesel's "The Last Witch Hunter". "Underworld 5" is set to commence filming this October in Prague, Czech Republic, with a target release date of August 2016. However, some reports claim that the fifth installment might be pushed back for a 2017 debut due to the extensive post-production and SFX work the film requires.
The first installment of "Underworld" was noted to have premiered back on 2003, earning over $458 million over a $177 million budget. It was followed by three more sequels: 2006's "Underworld: Evolution", 2009's "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans", and 2012's "Underworld: Awakening".
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