Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the third installment in the Gothic Underworld film series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the Vampire-Lycan war.Plot: Viktor, the ruthless king of the vampires, has captured werewolves and turned them into slaves that would toil for him and guard his vampire clan during the day. These lycans are less volatile than the original breed, which cannot revert back to human form. The first of these Lycans was Lucian, whom Viktor spared after killing his werewolf mother. As Lucian grows up at Viktor's home, he and Viktor's daughter Sonja are attracted to one another and secretly become lovers. Viktor also has an agreement with the human population, which he protects from the wild werewolves in exchange for a tithe in silver and slaves (chosen to be turned into Lycans). As a human nobles and vampires meet guarded by Sonja, they are attacked by wild werewolves who kill the humans.
Lucian, who has followed Sonja, chases off the attackers but is shot down by Viktor's men as by taking off his collar and changing into lycan form he has transgressed the laws of the coven. Viktor has Lucian whipped and imprisons him, later deciding to kill him. With the help of Sonja and Viktor's duplicitous attendant Tannis, Lucian however escapes, kills several vampires and begins to free the other lycans.
Viktor discovers the relationship between Sonja and Lucian and uses his daughter as bait to draw Lucian back to the vampire castle. Setting out to rescue her, Lucian is captured by the Death Dealers. Sonja opposes her father and discloses that she is pregnant with Lucian's child. Viktor overpowers her with a knife and the Vampire Council which consists of the 12 most powerful and influential Vampires of the aristocracy - including an internally struggling Viktor - sentence her to death. She is exposed to sunlight, while Lucian is forced to witness her death. When night falls, Lucian overpowers Viktor and as his escape attempt is stopped at the castle walls, Lucian summons the freed lycans and the wild werewolves, who attack the coven and overwhelm it after a fierce battle, killing all the defending vampires, and Death Dealers who would rather fight then flee, and also the Vampire Council members who are all killed along with their aides and lesser nobles and councillors while trying to flee the council chamber. Lucian and Viktor battle their way to the dungeons until Lucian knocks Viktor down a well. Sunlight traps Viktor in the darkness and Lucian forces his sword through Viktor's mouth. Lucian declares this victory as only the beginning of the war between the vampires and Lycans.
Tannis, whom Viktor had charged with safeguarding the elders, sails away with them in a boat. Viktor is also on board, entering into a hibernation chamber.
The film's opening and closing scenes show Selene as seen in the opening scene of the first Underworld, with the audio revealing that it was Viktor who murdered Selene's family rather than the Lycans and that she was spared because she resembled Sonja.
Cast
* Michael Sheen as Lucian: Enslaved as a baby, Lucian has only been able to imagine the full extent of his Lycan powers. In the evolution from werewolf to Lycan, Lucian feels the responsibility of the Lycan race resting on his shoulders. At the same time, his love for the vampire, Sonja, complicates his desire for freedom from the Vampires.
* Bill Nighy as Viktor: One of three ruling Vampire Elders, Viktor is a haughty, ostentatious Vampire overlord nearly 1,000 years old. Like most Vampires, he has a severe loathing for werewolves but also a fascination with their unique strengths. Through slavery, he has created a small but mighty force of Lycan slaves. Despite his best efforts to govern the Coven, the Council members have begun to question his leadership.
* Rhona Mitra as Sonja: Sonja is the daughter of the powerful Vampire Elder, Viktor. Beautiful and brave, her nightly patrols defend the Coven from the hordes of ferocious werewolves. Despite her father's hatred for the Lycan race, she has fallen in love with the Lycan slave, Lucian. She battles between the desire to fulfil the responsibilities that come with her lineage and her willful nature. Because of her love for Lucian, she is sympathetic to the enslaved Lycans' plight.
* Steven Mackintosh as Andreas Tannis: Deceptive and conniving, Arnaud Tannis serves the Elders as advisor and historian of the Coven. His desire for power, wealth and status lead him to do nearly anything to stand in Viktor's good favor. Often tasked with managing the strong-willed Sonja, he discovers the secrets held in the dark corridors beneath the castle, intending to use them to his advantage.
* Kevin Grevioux as Raze: Lucian discovers Raze's amazing bravery and strength as he rescues him from near-certain death. The two become friends and after Raze is turned into a Lycan, he joins Lucian's struggle for freedom.
* Craig Parker as Sabas[clarification needed]
* Kate Beckinsale as Selene: Beckinsale did not film new footage, a scene from Underworld was used to bookend the film. Beckinsale, however, provided a monologue for the beginning and end of the film.[3]
* David Ashton as Coloman: a Vampire Councillor often questioning and criticizing Viktor's actions.
* Elizabeth Hawthorne as Orsova: a Vampire Councillor who also asks and points out the flaws with Victors actions
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