Kate Beckinsale will reprise her role as the Vampire warrior, named Selene, in the fifth installment of the highly anticipated film "Underworld 5," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Apart from Beckinsale, Theo James was also reported to be coming back to once again take on the part of another vampire, named David, in the widely popular thriller. The actor first appeared in "Underworld: Awakening," which was released in 2012. As for the project's script, Cory Goodman was tapped to write the continuation of the story. However, details on the potential plot of the upcoming flick have been sparse - bordering to nonexistent - at the moment.
According to Coming Soon, the first Underworld film came out in 2003. The story featured the life of Beckinsale's character, Selene, who was described as a vampire "Death Dealer" who got involved in the war between her kind and the Lycans. The year 2006 saw the release of "Underworld: Evolution," with "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" hitting the big screen in 2009. The most recent project linked to the franchise was "Underworld: Awakeing," which was unveiled in 2012.
Meanwhile, it was also revealed that the movie now has a director, Anna Foerster, who helped helm the blockbuster "White House Down" in 2013 and is currently working on the hit TV series "Outlander." Her involvement will mark the first time that the franchise will be handled by a female director. However, her inclusion in the project was finalized prior to the ACLU report released on Tuesday.
In a statement in their website, ACLU sought the consideration of three state and federal agencies to ban gender inequality in Hollywood particularly in hiring and recruiting people for vital positions such as movie and TV directors. The statement is as follows.
"Gender disparities in film and television directing are striking, and despite a number of reports and headlines about the issue in recent years, not much has changed.
Over the last year, the ACLU has heard directly from 50 women in the directing industry. Their stories mirror the dismal numbers reported, but more importantly give ?voice to the discrimination they endure.
For these directors and the many out there like them, the ACLU Women's Rights Project and the ACLU of Southern California have a campaign demanding that our government launch an investigation into the systemic failure to hire women directors at all levels of the film and TV industry ?in violation of state and federal civil rights laws.
The failure to hire women directors and give them a fair opportunity to succeed in the field is a civil rights issue that our state and federal civil rights agencies should use their time and resources to remedy."
"Underworld 5" will begin its production by October in Prague.
