Bringing it's long awaited squeal to the big screen, the action/fantasy "Underworld: Awakening" made its theatrical debut today (January 20).

Available for viewing in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Charles Dance, India Eisley, Michael Ealy, and Kris Holden-Ried in the story of humans who try to eradicate both the Vampire and Lycan clans.

Of the follow-up, Miss Beckinsale recently told MTV News, "The Underworld is now not so much 'under' anymore. Humans are aware of vampires and werewolves. I wake up to find that I've been in some kind of coma for 12 years, and everything is different. As I'm discovering what's different about the world, the audience is on the same page with me, and then it turns out I had a daughter who's now 12, and that's pretty insane for my character."

Her franchise co-star, Theo James, added, "We're pushing the boundaries a bit. You have a lot more characters, and it's bigger. It's 90 minutes that doesn't really stop."