UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kate Beckinsale (Love & Friendship), Theo James (War on Everyone), Tobias Menzies (Casino Royale), Lara Pulver (Spooks: The Greater Good), Clementine Nicholson (film debut), Bradley James (Fast Girls), Charles Dance (The Imitation Game), James Faulkner (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Daisy Head (The Last Seven), Peter Andersson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Oliver Stark (Montana), Brian Caspe (The Martian), Trent Garrett (Last Call), Sveta Driga (GazGolder)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Anna Foerster (Criminal Minds), director; Cory Goodman (The Last Witch Hunter), writer; David Kern (Henry Poole Is Here), Gary Lucchesi (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Tom Rosenberg (Million Dollar Baby), Len Wiseman (Underworld: Awakening) and Richard S. Wright (Crank), producers; Michael Wandmacher (From Justin To Kelly), composer; Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Independence Day), cinematographer; Peter Amundson (Pacific Rim), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Selene (Beckinsale), a vampire death dealer, continues her rampage against the werewolf Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her, with both sides targeting her and her daughter to use their blood to create unstoppable hybrids. After hiding her daughter, Selene teams up with hybrid David (James) and his father (Dance) to put an end to the feud once and for all…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The franchise that nobody ever demanded to continue beyond the first instalment is now on its fifth, with Kate Beckinsale once again donning a leather suit to kill more vampires and werewolves in cold (and warm) blood.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY 2017

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