Beckinsale passes on Underworld

According to IESB via TheMovieBlog Kate Beckinsale will not be having any part of the upcoming Underworld movie. Which already was kinda clear since the movie is supposed to be a PREQUEL which Kate's character may or may not have been around for.

Myself the last Underworld movie was a bore and I am not at all looking forward to another one. Underworld had the potential to be a great franchise and unfortunatley it did not deliver for me.