Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Len Wiseman
Screenplay by	Danny McBride
Story by	Len Wiseman Danny McBride
Based on	Characters by Kevin Grevioux Len Wiseman Danny McBride
Produced by	Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi David Coatsworth Richard Wright
Starring	Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman Tony Curran Shane Brolly Steven Mackintosh Derek Jacobi Bill Nighy
Cinematography	Simon Duggan
Edited by	Nicolas Del Toth
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	Screen Gems[1] Lakeshore Entertainment[2]
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release dates	January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11) (Cinerama Dome) January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20) (United States)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States[2]
Language	English[2]
Budget	$45 million[3]
Box office	$113.4 million[3]

Underworld: Evolution is a 2006 American action horror film directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay by Danny McBride, based on a story by Wiseman and McBride.^[4] It is the sequel to Underworld (2003) and the second installment in the Underworld film series. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh, Derek Jacobi, and Bill Nighy. The plot follows Selene and Michael, again played by Beckinsale and Speedman, respectively, as they fight to protect the Corvinus bloodline from its hidden past.

Underworld: Evolution premiered at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, California on January 11, 2006, and was released in the United States on January 20, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed over $113 million worldwide against a production budget of $45 million.

The film was followed by the prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans in 2009.