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Len Wiseman is an American director best known for his work on the Underworld series.

Background[]

Wiseman got his start filming music videos, and acting as a prop assistant. He wrote the script for Underworld with fellow writers Kevin Grevioux and Danny McBride, but the script was continuously turned down because Wiseman had no experience. Eventually, Lakeshore Entertainment picked it up, and Wiseman was hired as the film's director. With the success of Underworld, Wiseman went on to write, direct and produce its sequel, Underworld: Evolution. After being picked as the director of Live Free or Die Hard, Wiseman chose to stop directing the Underworld series, instead acting only as a producer and writer. He then produced and wrote both Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Underworld: Awakening. During the same time that Awakening was shooting, Wiseman also worked as the director of Total Recall, a remake of the 1990 film of the same name, which received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Wiseman also oversaw the creation of the 15-minute anime, Underworld: Endless War. He was also one of the producers of Underworld: Blood Wars.

Trivia[]

  • Wiseman met his ex wife, actress Kate Beckinsale, while filming Underworld. At the time, he was married to a school teacher, and Beckinsale was involved with actor Michael Sheen; however, they both broke off their relationships and started seeing each other. Just before the start of Underworld: Evolution, Wiseman and Beckinsale married. In 2016, Wiseman and Beckinsale divorced.

Videos[]

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Actors
Major Actors
Kate Beckinsale - Scott Speedman - Shane Brolly - Bill Nighy - Sophia Myles - Michael Sheen - Kevin Grevioux
Other Actors
Zita Görög - Erwin Leder - Scott McElroy - Richard Cetrone - Mike Mukatis - Wentworth Miller - Jázmin Dammak - Todd Schneider - Dennis J. Kozeluh - Robbie Gee - Sándor Bolla - Hank Amos - Danny McBride - Ildikó Kovács - Judit Kuchta - Attila Pinke
Direction
Len Wiseman
Production
Gary Lucchesi - Robert Bernacchi - Tom Rosenberg
Writing
Danny McBride - Kevin Grevioux - Len Wiseman
Music
Paul Haslinger
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Actors
Major Actors
Kate Beckinsale - Scott Speedman - Tony Curran - Derek Jacobi - Brian Steele - Shane Brolly - Steven Mackintosh
Other Actors and Stunts
Bill Nighy - Zita Görög - Michael Sheen - Christine Danielle - Kaja Gjesdal - John Mann - Andrew Kavadas - Sophia Myles - Scott McElroy - Kayla Levins - Lily Mo Sheen - Mike Mukatis - Richard Cetrone - Todd Schneider
Direction
Len Wiseman
Production
Gary Lucchesi - Len Wiseman - Danny McBride - Kevin Grevioux - Tom Rosenberg
Writing
Danny McBride - Len Wiseman
Music
Marco Beltrami
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Actors
Major Actors
Michael Sheen - Rhona Mitra - Bill Nighy - Kevin Grevioux - Steven Mackintosh
Other Actors
Kate Beckinsale - Craig Parker - Elizabeth Hawthorne - David Aston - Larry Rew - Tania Nolan - Jared Turner - Edwin Wright
Direction
Patrick Tatopoulos
Production
Len Wiseman - Gary Lucchesi - Tom Rosenberg - Skip Williamson
Writing
Len Wiseman - Danny McBride
Music
Paul Haslinger
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Actors
Major Actors
Kate Beckinsale - India Eisley - Theo James - Stephen Rea - Kris Holden-Ried
Other Actors and Stunts
Charles Dance - Sandrine Holt - Michael Ealy - Adam Greydon Reid - Catlin Adams - Wes Bentley - Richard Cetrone - Todd Schneider
Direction
Måns Mårlind - Björn Stein
Production
Len Wiseman - David Kern - Skip Williamson - Gary Lucchesi - Tom Rosenberg
Writing
Len Wiseman - John Hlavin
Music
Paul Haslinger
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Underworld: Blood Wars Cast and Crew
Actors
Kate Beckinsale - Theo James - Trent Garrett - Tobias Menzies - Lara Pulver - Clementine Nicholson - Charles Dance - Daisy Head - Oliver Stark - Brain Caspeople
Direction
Anna Foerster
Production
Skip Williamson - Len Wiseman - Gary Lucchesi - Tom Rosenberg - Richard Wright - David Kern
Writing
Cory Goodman
Music
Michael Wandmacher
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