Sony's Screen Gems reports that the official title of the Vancouver-lensed, fourth "Underworld" installment, from Lakeshore Entertainment, is "Underworld: Awakening", directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, starring Kate Beckinsale, India Eisley and Michael Ealy.
"Underworld: Awakening", focusing on the continuing battle between 'Vampires' and werewolf 'Lycans', is the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D.
Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in the lead role as vampire warrior 'Selene', who escapes imprisonment, only to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both of the immortal species.
"Underworld: Awakening" is produced by Tom Rosenberg, Len Wiseman and executive producers David Kern, David Coatsworth, Henry Winterstern and Skip Williamson.
The previous 3 "Underworld" features, "Underworld" (2003), "Underworld: Evolution" (2006) and "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" (2009) internationally earned a box office total of $298,376,455. "Underworld: Awakening is scheduled for release January 20, 2012.
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