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The White Ombre


"Selene suddenly reappears, wearing a Nordic appearance and coat over her normal Death Dealer uniform. It is revealed that the Nordic Coven revived her and in doing so enabled her to develop new abilities. She swiftly begins dispatching the Lycans, as the rest of the Nordic Coven, led by Lena, join the fight."

It appears as though the Underworld series is finally getting a new and possible final chapter to the films that began in 2003. The trailer for Underworld: Blood Wars dropped on Wednesday, and while it doesn't tell us much of the plot, it's obvious that the rivalry between Vampires and Lycans is still alive and well.

But the real focus of (almost) every Underworld film has been on Kate Beckinsale's Selene, and the same seems to be true of Blood Wars.

This time, there's something quite different in Selene's appearance. In the first and last glimpses of her within the trailer, she can be seen with two distinct hair colors — what appear to be long white streaks — but in most of the trailer, her hair is fully dark:

If Vampires Don't Age, Why The White Hair?

Now, hair color may not seem significant, but taking into account that a vampire's appearance doesn't change due to the inability to age, Selene's hair color change at some point in the movie must be due to some unnatural occurrence being inflicted on her.

And that visible change in appearance will likely affect Selene in more than just superficial ways.

That visible change in appearance will likely affect Selene in more than just superficial ways.

he may become someone completely different in Underworld: Blood Wars, undergoing a transformation that