The 2003 role Kate Beckinsale took on as an "experiment"

The 2003 role Kate Beckinsale took on as an "experiment"

Prior to landing the role of Selene in the 2003 horror action film Underworld, Kate Beckinsale would have been the last actor of her generation who you’d think would be associated with massive franchise films, but then she decided to take a massive risk. Beckinsale was seen as a strictly Shakespearean actor whose experience on stage benefited her appearances in costume dramas and theatrical adaptations. Her breakout role was in Kenneth Branagh’s…