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23 Years Ago Today, the 'Steamiest Vampire Movie' of All Time Was Released After Sony Was Sued For All of Its Profits
Twenty-three years ago today, a hit film that has gone on to be voted the steamiest vampire movie of all time was released. The Kate Beckinsale classic Underworld was marred by controversy at the time, as Sony was sued for all the profits from the film.
The gothic action-horror movie focusing on a centuries-long battle between vampires and werewolves, Underworld, was released on September 19, 2003. The Kate Beckinsale film became a hit as it brought in more than $95.7 million at the worldwide box office on an estimated $22 million budget, according to IMDb. That success led to the film spawning a major franchise consisting of five movies, novels, comics, a short film, and more.
23 Years Ago Today, A New Monster Franchise Debuted (& It Almost Crossed Over With Blade)
It has been 23 years today since a monster franchise released its first movie, and it became so successful that it came close to crossing over with Marvel’s Blade on the big screen. In 2003, the world seemed ready for another big action movie with vampires, and one year before the Blade franchise crashed and burned with its third movie, Blade Trinity, something very different was released. This new movie offered monster fans a great time at the movies with a mashup between two of the most famous creatures in monster movie history. While the Blade franchise was ending, the Underworld franchise was just beginning.
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How Kate Beckinsale became an action star in Underworld's horror franchise
Kate Beckinsale's Underworld franchise, which catapulted her from an indie darling status to Hollywood star, celebrates its 23rd anniversary.
Before her horror movie was released in theaters on September 19, 2003, Beckinsale had never thrown a punch or picked up a fake prop gun. Hollywood had already typecast the British actress as an indie darling, thanks to her romantic comedy, The Last Days of Disco. Audiences were not expecting her to be the main star and kickstart an action-packed franchise that would last up to five installments.
Beckinsale moved away from wearing period-piece corsets, like in Much Ado About Nothing, to wielding dual machine guns. This came after the final chapter of Edgar Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy celebrated its 13th anniversary.
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