Slideshow: 5-Image Gallery For ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ With Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy

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Rhona Mitra in Screen Gems Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

CHICAGO – This 5-image slideshow contains official press images for Screen Gems’ “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” which stars Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Steven Mackintosh, Tania Nolan, and Craig Parker from writers Danny McBride and Dirk Blackman & Howard McCain and director Patrick Tatopoulos. The film opens on Jan. 23, 2009.

Official synopsis: “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.”

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Ken George and courtesy of Screen Gems.

  1. underworld_lycans_1: Rhona Mitra in Screen Gems’ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

  2. underworld_lycans_2: Rhona Mitra in Screen Gems’ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

  3. underworld_lycans_3: Michael Sheen in Screen Gems’ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

  4. underworld_lycans_4: Bill Nighy in Screen Gems’ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

  5. underworld_lycans_5: Poster for Screen Gems’ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

HollywoodChicago.com content director Brian Tallerico

By BRIAN TALLERICO
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