Theo spoke to Upcoming movies about his role in Underworld Awakening, doing his own stunts and more. Check out the interview below and also check out these HQ stills with Theo from the movie
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The "Underworld" franchise has been around for a while now, and certainly, it's challenging to keep something like that fresh. But the latest movie, "Underworld: Awakening," is in 3-D, and ups the action quotient. It also brings to bear a younger, hipper, angrier breed of vampire, who aren't content to let their kind be pushed around anymore. They're personified by the character of David, played by Theo James, a rebel with a cause. James, along with several other cast members, spoke to journalists at Comic-Con, and talked about his role in the movie, and what it was like to work with the film's two directors, Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein.
So, we understand there's not a lot you can say about this movie. So what can you say about this movie?
Theo James: That's true, that's a very good point. I'll begin by saying...[laughs].
So, what role do you play?
Theo James: I play David, who's of the younger vampiric generation, if that's the word. He's kind of at loggerheads with his dad, his father, Thomas, who is Charles Dance, and there's a whole purge, where the humans are trying to eradicate the vampires. He represents the gung-ho, new, younger generation, who want to actually step up to the plate and fight back, basically.
How long after the previous movie does this one kick off?
Theo James: Pretty much straightaway, but there's a hiatus period, and then the new movie kicks off, if that makes sense. It's kind of a continuation, it very much feels like one and two and this one run in sequence, and they're quite similar in what they're trying to achieve. But this is bigger and has kind of a dystopian feel to it, because of what's changed.
How was doing all the action in this one?
Theo James: Yeah, man, I got to do some cool shit, which is good. Actually, I managed to wrangle a lot of training, as well, because I made sure that I gave the impression that I was up for it. I got free running training with the stunt guys, which was great, and boxing, which I'd already done quite a lot before. Knife work and how to kill somebody in 30 seconds. Kidding about that last part.