Bradley James, who plays the Antichrist “Damien” in the upcoming A&E series “Damien“, has signed on as the main villain of Underworld: Next Generation, according to Deadline. He stars opposite Kate Beckinsale, who confirmed her involvement earlier this year.
Tobias Menzies of “Outlanders” has also confirmed his involvement. He will play a new Lycan leader by the name of “Marius”.
The Underworld sequel, which is the fifth film in the franchise, will also star franchise vamp Theo James, and potentially focus on Selene (Beckinsale) and Michael Corvin’s (Scott Speedman) hybrid daughter, Eve.
Directing the movie is Anna Foerster, who did 2nd unit work as well as acting a director of photography as Roland Emmerich’s right hand woman on movies such as The Day After Tomorrow and White House Down.
Screen Gems has slated it for release on October 21, 2016.