", "CCI | Underworld: Awakening Stakes Out New Territory", Underworld: Awakening (2012) Popzara Movie Review, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Underworld:_Awakening&oldid=998385322, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Killer & a Queen" – Stella Katsoudas of Sister Soleil feat. Dr. Jacob Lane, director of Antigen, is revealed to be a Lycan alongside his son Quint, with the antidote actually being designed to make Lycans immune to the deadly effects of silver. Geno Lenardo, "Trip the Darkness" (Ben Weinman Remix) –, "The Posthumous Letter" – William Control, "You Won't See The Light" – Ryan T.Hope of The Lifeline feat. David's father, Thomas, does not welcome Selene and Eve, claiming Michael died twelve years ago and Selene is the cause for the destruction of the Vampire clan. Able to survive in sunlight, Selene enlists the help of Detective Sebastian, a human who tried to investigate Antigen earlier in the film. When Marcus converted Viktor, the general became a Vampire Elder and the first Death Dealers were created from Vikto… [9], Filming began in March 2011 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Twelve years later, Selene is freed from cryogenic suspension and escapes the headquarters of medical corporation Antigen, which claims to be trying to make an antidote for the virus that creates Vampires and Lycans. Selene concludes she will find Michael, and take back the world from the humans and Lycans so that the Vampires can rebuild themselves. Watch trailers & learn more. ", End: "Though the world has changed, our enemy remains the same. The Vampire Coven will not only survive this world, we will reclaim it.". Therefore Michael and I are leaving, tonight. Eve frees herself from the van and engages Dr. Lane in a fight, who has injected himself with the super Lycan formula used on Quint. When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. A human that was turned to neither Vampire nor Lycan, but a Hybrid of the two and everything changed. Believing that Michael is mentally guiding her, she follows the visions, which lead her down a garbage chute into a labyrinthine series of basement tunnels. Among others featured in the soundtrack are the bands Evanescence, Linkin Park, The Cure, and Lacuna Coil. For a complete list of images from Underworld: Awakening, please visit the Awakening images category. The site's consensus reads, "There's more vapid action and less story in Underworld: Awakening than previous installments, making the whole affair feel inconsequential. Jalmari Helander was offered a chance to direct. Release date Geno Lenardo, This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 04:02. The girl reveals that during her own escape from the facility, she found Selene's cryogenic tank and deactivated it, which was what allowed Selene to escape. Tom Russo of the Boston Globe wrote that Awakening is "The most generic entry of the bunch"[2], while James Luxford of The National said, "If you are looking for an intelligent movie you may need to look elsewhere. While on set, I got to participate in a group interview with Michael Ealy. It is the fourth installment in the Underworld franchise, with Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as Selene, joined by Theo James, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley. This triggers a partial transformation, revealing her hybrid traits, as she savagely rips the creature's head in half. Years after the great war, the underworld's death dealer is rudely awakened -- full of spit and spandex. The 2012 sequel marked the return of Kate Beckinsale to the role of Selene. Underworld: Awakening received mostly negative reviews, with review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a "rotten" rating of 26%, with a consensus stating "There's more vapid action and less story in Underworld Awakening than previous installments, making the whole affair feel inconsequential". After confronting Lane and Quint, Selene fights Quint. Michael lived in Long Island, New York, before relocating to Hungary, and had only been in Budapest for a matter of months before the events of Underworld. Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) is a direct sequel to Awakening and features Selene and David from that film taking on a new threat.Trent Garrett replaces Scott Speedman as Michael Corvin. Detective Sebastian and the revived David aid Eve in her fight until she kills Dr. Lane by ripping his throat out. Selene decides to save Eve, but revives David using her immortal blood, given to her by Alexander Corvinus in Underworld: Evolution. Kate Beckinsale Their endless conflict hidden from the human world. The Underworld: Awakening Original Score is a musical soundtrack released on February 14, 2012, containing music from Underworld: Awakening. It was followed by Underworld: Blood Wars in 2016. Then I found Michael Corvin. Selene goes to find Michael but learns he has already escaped. Viktor was a Hungarian general and warlord born sometime in the 7th century. 89 minutes Most of the songs were remixed by Danny Lohner and use work from the bands Evanescence, Linkin Park, The Cure, Lacuna Coil and Aesthetic Perfection amongst others. Paul Haslinger Len Wiseman David Kern Skip Williamson Gary LucchesiTom Rosenberg David stabs a Lycan while Selene shoots another; the third smashes its way into the rear of the vehicle, where it bites the girl's shoulder. They quickly realize that the tunnels are infested with sick and weakened Lycans, who are hunting the subject with whom Selene is connected. "[4] Andy Webster of the New York Times gave the film a positive review, noting "The combat quotient, to the movie's credit, is way up, with narrative folderol kept to a minimum. And Underworld Awakening – a tireless, but repetitive and empty sequel – has gone forward, way forward. In the film, he notably fires seven rounds from it without reloading as opposed to the weapon's actual capacity of five. "[10] Metacritic has given the film a score of 39 out of 100, based in 17 critics. Selene states that the world will be hunting Michael and the trio vow to find him first. ... (Michael Ealy). Underworld Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Using David's van, Selene, David and the girl make their way out of the facility, only to be attacked once again by a trio of Lycans. Awakening was one of the first films released that was shot in 3D exclusively with Red Digital Cinema Camera Company's new "Epic" line of cameras. Preceded by Underworld: Awakening is an American film released on January 20, 2012. The "Super-Lycan" Selene faced earlier is identified as Quint – Lane's son and the prototype for Lycan modifications. The soundtrack was released to digital outlets on January 17, 2012, by Lakeshore Records. Len Wiseman Kevin Grevioux (characters) John Hlavin It is the fourth installment in the Underworld franchise, with Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as Selene, joined by Theo James, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley. with Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, and Len Wiseman producing. Directed by Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind. Underworld: Awakening is a 2012 American action horror film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Underworld: Awakening illustrates a bizarre paradox in the entertainment world. Production of the film began in March 2011 in Vancouver, B.C. Determined to reach Michael, Selene fights her way through the Lycan pack until she reaches the second escapee: not Michael, but a frightened and confused young girl. —Kate Beckinsale, about her return as Selene. Selene comes across Subject 0, whom she identifies as Michael, and attempts to free him by shooting his cryogenic tank. She awakes 12 years later to find out she has a daughter, and apparently Michael is the biological father. The Lycans will rebuild and will hunt for her father as they did for her. [11], Movie review website The Filtered Lens gave the film a negative review citing that "if you try and pay attention to the plot you will get a headache". No, Michael Corvin does not die in "Underworld: Awakening." It was followed by Underworld: Blood Wars in 2016. Sebastian confirms that the Lycans have been traced to Antigen, the corporation dedicated to killing off the immortal species, and which also runs the facility from which Selene has escaped. We retaliated, killed the Elders and for a brief moment of time, we were safe. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans In Underworld: Evolution, Selene takes Michael to a vampire safe house and plans to return to Viktor's estate to awaken Markus, the last vampire Elder. After learning about the object's importance, Selene and Michael finally profess their feelings for one another. Twelve years ahead of Evolution, in … Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Almost all reviewers, including those who positively reviewed the film, agreed that the storyline was non-existent and characters were flat. Underworld: Awakening Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, https://underworld.fandom.com/wiki/Underworld:_Awakening?oldid=49982. Underworld: Awakening (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is the fourth installment in the Underworld film series, and is the sequel to Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. It's like putting your wedding dress on, or putting your school uniform on, it's like a time-warp feeling. Distributed by A program to study and potentially harness their powers soon escalates into an all-out genocide and shortly after the Purge begins, Selene and Michael are captured by humans. Underworld: Awakening is a 2012 American action horror film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Runtime UNDERWORLD: Awakening DESCRIPTION SPECIAL FEATURE-Includes Filmmakers CommentaryMankind discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan species and they begin a war to annihilate the races. The franchise it belongs to is so shallow, so silly and so bombastically grotesque that one has to believe that its main audience must be teen boys with little supervision and way too much time on their hands. Selene later finds Michael's frozen body and tries to release him, but after she defeats Stephen Rea's main villain, she comes back to learn he's broken free and has run off on his own. Although there where of course similarities and familiar themes with the this and the first three films, for me it felt very different too. Once she tricks him into returning to his more vulnerable human form by hiding in a narrow tunnel, Selene kills him by implanting a silver grenade in his stomach, while Eve kills Lane by ripping out his throat. Due to her enhanced vampiric traits, Selene is imprisoned in cryogenic suspension. Awakening is one of the first movies to be shot using RED EPIC digital cameras in 3D.[9]. They find and learn about a mysterious pendant with ties to the war. Underworld: Awakening, starring Kate Beckinsale, grossed an estimated $25.4 million in its first weekend of release. 'Awakening' finds Underworld at its bloodiest and perhaps most action packed, but there's once again little under the surface of a vampire-action flick. Twelve years later, Selene awakes from a cryogenic sleep in the Antigen laboratory and meets the Vampire … Underworld: Awakenings Underworld 4 First Look. Six months after the events of the second film[1], the Vampire Selene is captured by humans during the Purge, a mass extermination of Vampires and Lycans after mankind learns of their existence. When she awakens later she finds that Thomas, David's father, has surrendered her daughter to the Lycans in return for them leaving. The Underworld: Awakening soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records on January 17, 2012, with most of the songs on the soundtrack being rare remixes by Danny Lohner. Selene, Eve and David run to the roof, only to find Michael gone. Selene starts to have strange visions after her escape, which she follows, believing the visions are linked to her lover, the Lycan-Vampire Hybrid Michael Corvin. However, Eve's Hybrid genetic code is required to achieve this, so Lane sends Quint with other Lycans to the Vampire Coven. Allies turned enemies and the Vampire Elders I had protected for over six centuries wanted me dead. For a complete list of videos from Underworld: Awakening, please visit the Awakening videos category. Selene finds Michael cryogenically frozen in a laboratory, and damages his cell, allowing him to escape. Underworld: Evolution picks up right where the first film left off. Human beings no longer kill each other. The film involves yet another battle between vampires and werewolves, with both Michael … Six years to the day after her last Underworld movie was released (she skipped 2009's Rise of the Lycans ), Kate Beckinsale slips back into her black Lycra tights in the role that made her a star as the vampire Selene. Before she can return, Markus confronts her, having been awakened by the blood of the lycan scientist, Singe, after he was killed. The film received generally negative reviews from film critics. Underworld4 DTR2 Imax RealD Eng EAGL 320x240, Behind the scenes: Making of the special effects, 'Underworld Awakening' Interviews with Kate Beckinsale & Michael Ealy at Comic-Con 2011, Selene slices the throats of several guards, David and the other Vampires in the Coven, Selene jumps to evade the super-sized Lycan. David has been mortally wounded in the battle, but Selene revives him with her blood.