Tobias Menzies to star in 'Underworld: Next Generation'

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Los Angeles: "Outlander" star Tobias Menzies has been cast in the fifth instalment of "Underworld".

The 41-year-old English actor will play a mysterious new Lycan leader named Marius, reported Deadline.

Tobias will join original cast members like Kate Beckinsale and Theo James. The upcoming project will be directed by Anna Foerster. Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Len Wiseman and Richard S Wright will serve as producers for the horror action flick.

"Underworld 5" script, written by Cory Goodman, reportedly will focus on a new and younger generation of vampires and werewolves who are locked in a seemingly never-ending battle between supernatural races.

Production will begin in Prague in October for an October 21, 2016 release.