Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Genres: Action, Horror
Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux, David Aston, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Craig Parker, Jared Turner, Tania Nolan, Brian Steele, Kate Beckinsale, Shane Brolly, Shane Rangi, Larry Rew, Timothy Raby, Geraldine Brophy, Leighton Cardno, Jason Hood, Mark Mitchinson, Peter Tait, Eleanor Williams, Edwin Wright
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American action horror film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos, in his directorial debut, and starring Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, and Kevin Grevioux. It is the third installment in the Underworld franchise and a prequel to the 2003 film Underworld. The film focuses primarily on the origins of the characters and the events that lead up to the Vampire–Lycan war. Kate Beckinsale, who starred in the previous Underworld films, appears briefly at the end of the film.