Speedman Goes 'Underworld' With Beckinsale

Scott Speedman, best known for his role on the television series "Felicity," will star opposite Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld" for first-time feature film director Len Wiseman, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

"Underworld" is described as a modern-day "Romeo and Juliet" story set in the world of vampires and werewolves, in which one lover is a vampire and the other a werewolf. The project, set against the ravages of an ancient and bloody war between vampires and werewolves, will see Beckinsale play the lead role of vampire Selene, an elegant warrior with the strength of 10 men. Although her main goal is to kill werewolves, she ends up falling in love with one by the name of Michael (Speedman), whose goal is to end the war.

"Underworld" begins production in early September in Eastern Europe.