The “Underworld” films have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Who doesn’t like vampires versus werewolves? This once refreshing series is at the ‘let’s beat a dead horse’ phase and would rather continue to contribute nothing creatively. There’s always an emphasis on a ‘new power’ or ‘more powerful’ foes entering the fray so that our hero, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), can continue to kick their a$$.
I love watching Beckinsale in the “Underworld” films but, at this point, there is nothing else appealing to this dead franchise, which is also being dumped in the usual movie graveyard month of January in 2017. If you don’t believe me, check out the trailer below and decide for yourself.
The film also stars Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Charles Dance and Peter Andersson. It is being directed by Anna Foerster (TV episodes of “Criminal Minds”, “Outlander”) and is set for release on January 6th, 2017.
Note: “Underworld: Blood Wars” will be opening in the same weekend as the “Amityville: The Awakening” and Tom Cruise’s CIA thriller “Mena”. With that being said, it would be hard to imagine that moviegoers are still excited about the “Underworld” franchise.
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