Hey folks, Harry here... It is strange... this film seems to be giving off a CROW, BLADE, MATRIX, DARK CITY vibe like crazy and using Romeo & Juliet / West Side Story as a backdrop... well, I'm curious to see how this comes out. The designs all are kinda "to be expected" with nothing strikingly original here. We'll see, sounds like it could be fun though.
Set in the secret nocturnal and supernatural world of vampires and werewolves. These enemy groups have been waging an underworld war for centuries that's packed with stealth, cunning and plenty of futuristic weaponary.
A gripping contemporary tale of lethal battle, devious conspirices and illicit love, all set against the backdrop of a bitter rivalry between two warring families - the vampires and the werewolves.
Underworld reimagines Vampires as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Werewolves, a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. The balance of power is upset when a beautiful young vampire and a nascent Werewolf - deadly rivals for centuries - fall in love. Len Wiseman directs Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbour, Serendipity) and Scott Speedman (Felicity, Dark Blue) in a fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love, all set against the backdrop of an ancient feud between the two tribes in a timeless, Gothic metropolis. Underworld is a new species of thriller
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Now the trailer. When we reached that part of the showroom, they had Kate Beckinsale's costume hanging up, and I could see the posters in the background, and I thought it was a license for The Crow. Now I've heard nothing about this movie and everything I could find on it since, was playing it down as a lame West Side story take-off. So I thought this was a non-news event, and didn't pay much attention to the trailer (d'oh!).
What bits I did see of the trailer, made me want to go and see it. First up the art direction looks superb. It's like a cross between classic gothic, the Matrix and The Crow. There's a real blue/black tone to it all, almost like how comic books use blue to convey black.. One scene I saw had you looking down the track at platform level as a Steam Train pulled into a station, smoke billowing in front of it. Another scene had Kate Beckinsale's character in what looked like an empty studio apartment at night. Her attention is attracted to the floor below, and using both guns she shoots at the floor around her feet to cause it to collapse and for her to fall through to the next floor. Other scenes showed grandiose palaces (very bright and colorful compared to the rest of the movie) which reminded me of the set of the new Chateau scene from the new Matrix Movie. This really contrasted with the Sewers, which again were very blue/black in tone.
here are the costume designs and film posters if you want to post any of them
These pictures also are on my site with news about the toys:
Adrian
