As you know, the movie “Another World: Rise of the Lycans” is the third part of the famous vampire franchise “Another World”. However, in essence, this tape is a prequel, and it should be watched first, and then all the other episodes. So, what is the story behind the franchise “Another World” about?
The film “Another World: Rise of the Lycans”: a brief plot of the action movie
When “Another World” was released on the screens in 2003, it made a splash: the vampire movie has never been stuffed with so many special effects and has not been sustained in such an impeccable style. The plot of the entire franchise focuses on the struggle of the clan of vampires and lycans. Most likely, from here the creators of Twilight “ripped off” this topic.
But it was not clear to the audience where this conflict began and why the clans were fighting so fiercely. In 2009, with the help of a prequel, the actors clarified this issue.
“Another World: Rise of the Lycans” tells the story of how the leader of a vampire clan named Victor killed the werewolf leader and put the lycans themselves at the service of bloodsuckers. Thus, the lycans were divided into wild and enslaved.
For a long time, the situation remained unchanged, and perhaps this would have been the case if it had not been for love! Victor's daughter falls in love with a lycian with a human guise - Lucian. But vampires have too strict laws in this regard, so Sonya is brutally killed right in front of Lucian. This was the starting point, after which hatred of vampires reached a critical mass in him. He escaped and, gathering an army, began to take revenge on white-skinned killers.
Guest Actors: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Michael Sheen
More than vampire roles, Michael Sheen loves the roles of politicians. This English actor played Tony Blair three times: in the biographical drama “The Queen” by Stephen Frears, as well as in the films “Deal” and “Special Relations”. Shin generally loves to appear to the audience in the image of real historical figures: he played football coach Brian Clough in Damned United and journalist David Frost in the film Frost vs. Nixon. Michael has appeared twice in vampire films: in the Twilight franchise and in two parts of the Underworld franchise.
Regardless of how the actors moved up the career ladder, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans played a big role in gaining popularity. So it was with Rona Mitra, which by 2009 the audience had forgotten quite a bit, so it was with Michael Sheen. In general, before the franchise “Another World”, Shin basically played very small episodic roles. In fact, the vampire saga became his finest hour.
Despite the fact that the film is fantastic, Shin managed to invest a lot of real feelings and emotions in his hero.
Bill Nyei as Victor
From the sequels of "Another World" to the prequel few actors went. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, however, was included in the filmography of Bill Nyei, who plays the original vampire in all parts of the franchise.
Victor appears before the audience as a rather brutal vampire. He had the strength to cope with the leader of the lycans - a certain William Corvinus. Then he enslaves many werewolves by force and forces them to do the black work in the castle.
When Victor finds out that his daughter is having an affair with a lycan, he does not pay attention to his fatherly feelings. Victor does not just kill Sonya - he burns her with sunlight right in front of Lucian. Sonya’s death and all other vampire abuses completely change the werewolf’s worldview. He begins a brutal war against pale-faced killers.
Rona Mitra as Sonya
The actors of the film “Another World: Rise of the Lycans” basically could not boast of high-profile projects before participating in this film. However, Ron Mitra was already a well-known model and actress by the time of filming, although she was a bit forgotten by the public.
The first triumph of Rhone came in 1997, when the young model became the prototype of Lara Croft for games from the company Eidos. But soon the girl lost this contract, as the media began to write about her commitment to drugs. Then the artist appeared in the horror film "Beowulf" (1999), but he was not successful.
Apparently, the horror genre is Mitra’s favorite, since then she starred exclusively in bloodthirsty films: Invisibility, Remove Carter, Death Highway, and Werewolves.
Recently, Rona’s career has slowed down significantly in development: since 2010, she has been shot exclusively in television series.