Thanks to JoBlo for directing me to the MTV special on the on set work for Underworld: Evolution where there are video clips and photos galore of the lovely Kate Beckinsale and the other actors involved…whoever they might be!
I liked Underworld. Very stylish with a great story, and filmed well, with some new and very interesting quirks on the traditional take on both species. So I am kinda looking forward to this movie, and after reading some of the inside info, I’m looking forward to it even more. What about you lot? Here are a couple of snippets that will give you some taste for the movie.
…he is a cleaner, one of a group of mysterious characters who show up after each battle and assure that civilians never discover evidence of the war between the Lycans (werewolves) and the Death Dealers (vampires).
Interesting concept, another new little tweak, and something which explains why humans have never really gotten involved in the fight. However Len Wiseman does point out that this changes in the new movie, the humans do begin to catch on to what is happening.
The new movie picks up from where the old one left off, with the master Vampire about to awaken. There’s been lot’s of rumours about what it will be, and there’s nothing new going to come out of this interview. There is talk of the introductory flashback which goes and gives us the backstory.
“Marcus is the big … yeah,” Wiseman says, acknowledging the villain of the sequel while trying not to give too much away. “You get to see what the relationship between [first-film villain] Viktor (Bill Nighy) and Marcus (Tony Curran) is, and what had gone on between them before we kick into the modern times of seeing Marcus again.”
It all sounds good, and pulling my eyes away from that leather outfit, I do think that in this case more of the same isn’t a bad thing. If they can keep the new quirks on an old tale style, which they do seem to be managing, and Beckinsale doesn’t adversely affect her husband the Director too much, I think we’re looking at another slow-smash movie.
