Sony Screen Gems is really promoting the hell out of the latest installment in the Underworld franchise. They’ve given us all manner of trailers and posters and clips for Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein’s Underworld: Awakening. The three new clips we have below are all short and sweet, but we get better looks at the big Super Lycan, as well as India Eisley’s Lycan/Vampire hybrid, Eve. We also get a closer look at Theo James (that’s Kemal Pamuk to all of us who are fans of Downton Abbey) as David, another ‘Deathdealer’.

Underworld: Awakening has brought back leather-clad Kate Beckinsale (with the gratitude of fan boys everywhere) as the leather-clad vampire Selene and the ad campaign has focused on her character so much that the actual title might as well be "Underworld: The Return of Selene", with the directors admitting that this new film’s ending "is totally leaving the door open for a future".  

During an interview with Collider, Beckinsale was asked if she would considering doing another sequel.

“Speaking of sequels.  Do you see how this can be the first for a new trilogy?

Beckinsale:  I mean it could.  I think they have left it relatively open ended.  I am evidentially not to be trusted on the question of if there are going to any more.  So don’t ask me. [laughs]

They said that it us up to you.

Beckinsale:  They said it us up to me?  That is called passing the buck.

[producer] Richard Wright said, “If Kate wants to do it then we will do more.” That what he basically said.

Beckinsale:  That is actually not true.

I'm guessing we’ll have to see if this one makes any money first.

Underworld: Awakening opens in 3D as well as 2D, on  January 20 in the US, the UK and Canada going up against Haywire, Coriolanus, Red Tails, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and We Need to Talk About Kevin. I realize that not all of those films share the same target audience, but why the hell didn’t a couple of them open THIS weekend (which is 3 days here in the US)? Just sayin’.

Enjoy the clips.

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Super Lycan Beast Fight (My title)

"We're the Same"

"Who Am I"

clips via Hulu