Kate Beckinsale to return for 'Underworld 4'

A real surprise? Not exactly. Even though she said she wouldn't, Kate Beckinsale is heading back to the "Underworld" franchise for a fourth installment of the series. Yep, sexy Selene is back in action.

ComingSoon reports Beckinsale has already signed on for the part. John Hlavin wrote the script for "Underworld 4," and J. Michael Straczynski is doing revisions. Screen Gems is looking for a director.

I definitely liked Beckinsale in the the first two films and had some trouble adjusting to Rhona Mitra's Sonja in "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans," so I'm glad she's back. Beckinsale starred in "Whiteout."