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Release Date:January 23, 2009
Studio:Screen Gems (Sony)
Director:Patrick Tatopoulos
Screenwriter:Danny McBride, Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain
Starring:Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux
Genre:Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating:R (for bloody violence and some sexuality)
Produced by:Len Wiseman
Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Skip Williamson
Music by:Paul Haslinger
Cinematography:Ross Emery
Editing by:Peter Amundson
Eric Potter
Distributed by:Screen Gems
Running time:92 min.
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$35,000,000
Gross revenue:$89,971,676
Preceded by:Underworld: Evolution

"Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves).
A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. It is the third installment in the Underworld series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the Vampire-Lycan war.