The Director of Underworld 3 Speaks!
We had a chance at Comic Con to talk to the director of Underworld 3 Patrick Tatopoulos.. try and say that 5 times fast. Its a mouthful. This is the french directors first foray into the directors seat but he is hardly a newbie in Hollywood. He is primarily a creature designer who has learned the craft of directing by hard work and dedication to the art. He did the creature design on Silent Hill, Trick R Treat and Underworld Evolution. So he definitely has some skills and is a visual person who has the potential to deliver a truly stunning piece of film. Patrick is quite open about the fact that Hollywood is fickle and tells us that he knows that this film could make or break any future career he has in the directors chair. At least in his case he has something to fall back on since he has done the Creature Design or FX or Art Direction on some of the best horror films of the last 5 years. The guy wears alot of hats well.
In shooting Underworld Rise of the Lycans he was fully aware that fans were looking for a sequel and might have a luke warm reaction to the fact that its a prequel. One of the things that drew Patrick to the film was the fact it was a prequel. Although he will be staying true to the film franchise the prequel gives him a chance to introduce new environments, new characters and an exciting new experience for fans who enjoyed the first two films.
This take on the Underworld tale is a prequel that is based in medieval times and unlike the past films it will be told from the eyes of the Werewolves. Patrick compares it to Gangs of New York, and Romeo and Juliet… oh and Underworld. He says the scale of the battles is not War of the Worlds with millions of vampires fighting werewolves but more of the scale of Gangs of New York. The story is told through the eyes of the werewolves and is about their breaking free from their masters the vampires. It is a love story compared to Romeo and Juliet because it tells the story of Sonja and Lucian. Obviously some might wonder how action packed it will or will not be but Patrick makes the comparison to Underworld for a reason. It is going to be action packed but its much more then just a Vampire vs Werewolf tale. It has characters with depth and a story to tell as well as being action packed!
Underworld 3 is now completely shot and is going into its final FX phase where they put the spit and polish on the film, edit it and make it look the way it should. Dark.. brooding and just plain awesome. Here is hoping Underworld 3 delivers a knockout punch and gives us fans what we want! More from Patrick later this week!
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