BloodRayne (film)

BloodRayne
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uwe Boll
Written by	Guinevere Turner
Based on	BloodRayne by Majesco Entertainment and Terminal Reality
Produced by	Uwe Boll Daniel Clarke Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson
Starring	Kristanna Loken Michael Madsen Michelle Rodriguez Matthew Davis Geraldine Chaplin Will Sanderson Udo Kier Billy Zane Meat Loaf Ben Kingsley
Cinematography	Mathias Neumann
Edited by	David M. Richardson
Music by	Henning Lohner
Production companies	Boll KG Productions Brightlight Pictures Event Films Herold Productions Pitchblack Pictures Romar Entertainment
Distributed by	Boll KG Productions
Release dates	23 October 2005 (2005-10-23) (AFF) 6 January 2006 (2006-01-06) (United States) 14 September 2006 (2006-09-14) (Germany)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Germany United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million[1]
Box office	$3.7 million[1]

BloodRayne is a 2005 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay written by Guinevere Turner. It is based on the video game franchise of the same name, from Majesco Entertainment and game developer Terminal Reality, of which it acts as a loose prequel to the first game. It is also the third video game film adaptation made by Boll, who previously made House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Will Sanderson, Billy Zane, Udo Kier, Michael Paré, Meat Loaf, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley and Geraldine Chaplin.

BloodRayne had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2005, and was released in the United States on January 6, 2006, and in Germany on September 14, 2006. It received negative reviews and grossed $3.7 million. Two sequels were released, BloodRayne 2: Deliverance in 2007 and BloodRayne: The Third Reich in 2011.