Three new high-resolution stills from Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, the third entry in the vampire series, has been released by Sony.

The movie, as the title implies, follows the rise of the werewolves as they progress from slaves of the vampires to their bitter enemies. Footage shown at Comic-Con include much transformation, vampire smashing and hot women with swords.

Be sure to check out the images, and if you can get over the fact that Beckinsale isn’t returning, watch the movie when it hits theaters January 23, 2009.