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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 tells the story of Selene (Kate Beckinsale) a Death Dealer bent on destroying the lycans who allegedly killed her family. She discovers that the lycans are pursuing a human, Michael Corvin, for experimentation; Selene captures Michael herself to find out what the lycans are up to.
Selene is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale, and by Beckinsale's daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, in Underworld: Evolution [1] in flashback scenes as a child. Selene was created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride. According to Kevin Grevioux, Selene is based loosely on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. [2]
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD on May 12, 2009. [26] The DVD is a one-disc set that includes: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans — From Script to Screen featurette; The Origin of the Feud featurette; Re-Creating the Dark Ages — The Look of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans featurette; William Control's ...
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 ...
Underworld co-creator Kevin Grevioux confirmed that franchise protagonist Selene is based on Selene Gallio, [47] [48] with Kate Beckinsale further revealing that a crossover film starring her as Selene and Wesley Snipes as Blade had been cancelled in favor of a reboot. [49] [50] [51] Selene appears in Dark Phoenix, played by Kota Eberhardt. [52]
Selene fights her way through the Lycan pack and reaches the second escapee: a frightened and confused young girl. Selene, David and the girl drive away using a stolen van, only to be attacked once again by a trio of Lycans. David and Selene kill two while the third smashes its way into the rear of the vehicle and bites the girl's shoulder.
The next film in the series, the prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, depicted the background history that led to the Vampire-Lycan War of the first and second films. A fourth and fifth film, the sequels to Underworld: Evolution , titled Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars , were released on January 20, 2012, and January 6, 2017 ...