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Selene is a character and the main protagonist of the Underworld film franchise, in which she is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale.The character is introduced in the first film, Underworld, as an elite vampire assassin known as a "Death Dealer" who hunts down the Lycans for allegedly murdering her family.
Underworld is an action horror film series created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride.It follows characters who are caught up in a war between vampires and werewolves (called "lycans" within the films).
[31] [32] The role and costume launched her into stardom. [33] Trinity's shift from the maiden with longer hair and softer garbs to the black vinyl catsuit has been commented on as a statement in gender identity. [34] Kym Barrett, the costume designer, made 15 versions of the catsuit, all designed to look the same on screen. [35]
The "Super-Lycan" Selene faced earlier is Quint, Lane's son and the prototype for Lycan modifications. Selene and Sebastian assault Antigen to stop Lane and save Selene's daughter, who they begin calling "Eve". Selene comes across Subject 0, whom she identifies as Michael, and attempts to free him by shooting his cryogenic tank.
Andreas Tanis is a character in the 2006 movie Underworld: Evolution and in the 2009 movie Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. He is portrayed by Steven Mackintosh. Tanis is a Vampire of considerable age (estimated at over 1000 years old at the time of his death), he was at one point the official scribe and Historian of the Old World Coven. An ...
Underworld: Endless War is a 2011 American anime-influenced adult animated anthology film consisting of a collection of three short tie-in stories, whose creation was supervised by Len Wiseman, [1] director of the first two Underworld films. Each film tells a different story, and takes place during different periods of history to highlight new ...
This role carried a somewhat dark and dangerous connotation, as it metaphorically pointed the way to the underworld. [5] In the 1st-century CE play Medea, Seneca's titular sorceress calls on Trivia to cast a magic spell. She evokes the triple goddess of Diana, Selene, and Hecate, and specifies that she requires the powers of the latter. [5]
In 2006, Beckinsale reprised her role as Selene in the successful vampire sequel Underworld: Evolution, directed by her husband, Len Wiseman. [115] It was the first time she had "been involved with a movie from the moment it's a germ of an idea right through the whole editing process." [116] Her daughter had a small role as the younger Selene ...