Kate Beckinsale will be heading back to Underworld for a fourth time. She officially joined Underworld 5 on Thursday.

Beckinsale will once again play the vampire Selene, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She will be joined by Theo James, who appeared in the previous film in the franchise, 2012’s Underworld: Awakening.

Underworld 5, which will be produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems. Anna Foerster, who was the director of photography on Roland Emmerich’s White House Down and The Day After Tomorrow, will direct. Cory Goodman wrote the script, which is expected to focus on younger vampires and werewolves.

The film will be shot in Prague in October.

Beckinsale previously starred in Underworld (2003), Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Awakening. She did not appear in the 2009 prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which was the lowest-grossing film in the franchise.

Beckinsale will next be seen in Whit Stillman’s Love and Friendship.

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