Friday, November 6

• Resident Evil: Afterlife Set Photos, Tweets, and Casting News

  Resident Evil: Afterlife is currently shooting in Toronto, and Milla Jovovich has begun using her Twitter account to update fans on their progress. She began by mentioning a scene with Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller "on a skiff approaching the huge ship" with the cast enduring freezing temperatures. Just a day later, a few photos from that set have surfaced online.

  Missing from the photo is new cast member Sergio Peris-Mencheta, who ShockTillYouDrop reports was recently added to the cast in an unspecified role. If he's "lucky," he may end up in one of Jovovich's tweets.

  so, Wentworth, Ali and i are doing this scene right now where chris r.[Miller] and clair r.[Larter] run into the V22 hangar, guns blazing, trying to shoot Wesker [Shawn Roberts], but to run in groups firing weapons is VERY dangerous. and the last time we all did a scene when we were all firing together, i could feel my hair flying up from the guns behind me.and one of Wenty's shell casings pegged Boris Kodjoe right on the ear. ouch.

  and its supposed to be super heroic with all of us shooting thru a wall of undead as we run towards a potential escape route...but in the end we all end up looking like such a**holes, cause we're all trying to dodge eachothers bullets and shooting one another...tripping and sliding thru the gravel, falling in a most unimpressive manner! lol!so stupid! we look like such imbeciles!

  And it was all captured in 3-D by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson. Well, the whole episode might make the DVD.

  
  
  Next Showing: Resident Evil: Afterlife is scheduled to open August 27, 2010

  Posted 11/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Boris Kodjoe | Sergio Peris-Mencheta | Milla Jovovich | Ali Larter | Wentworth Miller | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Thursday, November 5

• Top 10 Least-Believable Casting Choices

  When we got word that Resident Evil star and L'Oréal cosmetics model Milla Jovovich was starring as Dr. Abigail Tyler, a cerebral psychiatrist, in The Fourth Kind, we were, like, "Huh?"

  It then got us thinking about our favorite least-believable roles, some that require even more suspension of disbelief. See where Jovovich ranks in our Top 10 Least-Believable Casting Choices.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Fourth Kind opens in theaters tomorrow.

  Posted 11/05/2009 by reelz

  Related: Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Afterlife | The Fourth Kind

Wednesday, November 4

• The Fourth Kind Reviews

  Generally suffering from comparisons to Paranormal Activity is The Fourth Kind, starring Milla Jovovich as a psychiatrist investigating alien abductions.

  "As far as blunt but well-seasoned acts of misdirection go, it's a good one, even if it breaks no new ground."

  — Simon Abrams, Slant Magazine

  "...a cornball contrivance — and a draggy, rote, and listless one at that."

  — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

  "A couple of modestly effective shocks lie in store, but none as frightening as the onscreen text informing us that some 11 million people claim to have seen a UFO."

  — Scott Foundas, Village Voice

  "...The Fourth Kind none too cleverly bids to pass off mock-documentary footage of levitating psychological patients — and, scarier still, ordinary talking heads — as the real deal."

  — Rob Nelson, Variety

  "...an alien-abduction thriller that combines purported raw case-study footage with dramatic 're-creations' to unsuccessful effect."

  — Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

  
  
  

  The Fourth Kind Trailer

  Milla Jovovich stars - Releasing Nov. 6, 2009

  Posted 11/04/2009 by reelz

  Related: Milla Jovovich | The Fourth Kind

• Milla Jovovich Tweets from the Set of Resident Evil: Afterlife

  Milla Jovovich is using her Twitter account to update fans while shooting Resident Evil: Afterlife in Toronto, Canada.

  wow, just finished a scene with Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller on a skiff approaching the huge ship.to say its cold is a joke.a bitter joke

  ofcourse Ali and I aren't wearing much and to make matters worse Wenty is driving the boat himself and crashing it repeatedly! lol!

  Jovovich is reprising her role as Alice from the previous Resident Evil movies, while Larter is returning to her Resident Evil: Extinction role of Claire Redfield, and Miller is making his Resident Evil debut as Larter's brother, Chris. Paul W.S. Anderson is returning to direct Afterlife from his own script, which he is shooting in 3-D. From Jovovich's tweets, it would appear that Anderson is planning a good deal of action.

  the cast is going on set and we have a lot of weapons.

  
  
  Next Showing: Resident Evil: Afterlife is scheduled to open August 27, 2010

  Posted 11/04/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Ali Larter | Wentworth Miller | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Resident Evil: Extinction

Sunday, November 1

• Milla Jovovich is Just One of the Faces in the Crowd

  Variety reports that Milla Jovovich is set to join Faces in the Crowd after she finishes work on Resident Evil: Afterlife. Jovovich will play the survivor of a serial killer attack who ends up "face blind," i.e. unable to remember faces. Despite her condition, the killer is hunting her down to finish the job.

  Faces in the Crowd marks the English-language debut of French writer/director Julien Magnat, who will have help from producers Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard and the upcoming The Losers) and Scott Mednick (Where the Wild Things Are), who in particular was very impressed with the Magnat's script. "Julien has written a breathtaking thriller that is truly original, and I was hooked from the first read," said Mednick.

  Faces in the Crowd begins shooting next March. An early promotional poster can be seen here and will be used to sell the movie internationally at the American Film Market.

  Jovovich appears next in The Fourth Kind, which opens November 6.

  
  

  Posted 11/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Scott Mednick | Julien Magnat | Sylvain White | Milla Jovovich

Friday, October 30

• 3 Clips from The Fourth Kind

  A few clips from the upcoming alien abduction movie The Fourth Kind have made it online. The movie stars Milla Jovovich as a psychologist who travels to a small Alaska town to study sleep habits. There, she slowly realizes there's more going on with the town residents than a little insomnia.

  In the first clip, Jovovich listens to an audio recording of an abduction story.

  Here, Jovovich tries to convince Will Patton that her daughter has been abducted.

  The last clip shows Jovovich undergoing hypnosis and flashbacks from her own possible abduction.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Fourth Kind opens November 6

  Posted 10/30/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Milla Jovovich | The Fourth Kind

Wednesday, October 14

• First Two TV Spots for The Fourth Kind

  Milla Jovovich is currently battling zombies on the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife, but next month she'll appear in the thriller The Fourth Kind. Jovovich, a psychologist in Alaska who studies sleep disorders, stumbles upon evidence of alien abuction. Written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the movie proclaims to reveal "compelling evidence" of alien abductions.

  ShockTillYouDrop got a hold of two exclusive TV spots from the movie. You can judge that "compelling evidence," yourself, below.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Fourth Kind opens November 6
  

  The Fourth Kind - Trailer

  Milla Jovovich Stars.

  Posted 10/14/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Milla Jovovich | Olatunde Osunsanmi | The Fourth Kind

Sunday, October 11

• Resident Evil Synopsis Reveals ... Zombies! Who Saw That Coming?

  Sony Screen Gems has released the official synopsis for Resident Evil: Afterlife. There won't be too many surprises for those who saw how Resident Evil: Extinction ended — with Alice (Milla Jovovich) vowing revenge on the Umbrella Corporation and new cast addition Boris Kodjoe's reveal of a prison in a "burning" L.A.

  In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead leads them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

  Extinction's Ali Larter and Spencer Locke return with Jovovich for Afterlife alongside Shawn Roberts, Kodjoe and Wentworth Miller. Norman Yeung and Kacey Barnfield are also joining the cast, both in unspecified roles. Paul W.S. Anderson will return to direct from his own script.

  Resident Evil: Afterlife opens on August 27, 2010 in 3-D.

  
  

  Posted 10/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Boris Kodjoe | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Thursday, September 10

• Resident Evil to Reboot?

  

  A mere eight years since it kicked off, the Resident Evil series may be getting the reboot treatment.

  According to Bloody-Disgusting, the series may reboot after the fourth movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife, opens on August 27, 2010. The decision may be a financial one, with current Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich possibly being too expensive to keep, even if her husband Paul W.S. Anderson has either written or directed every movie in the series.

  Tentatively called Resident Evil Begins, the movie will follow a special military unit that fights an out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of infected scientists mutated from a laboratory accident. And for anyone paying attention, that's more or less the exact plot of the first Resident Evil.

  While this decision seems to come from Sony's Screen Gems studio, Capcom, publisher/developer of the Resident Evil video games, may also be asking for the reboot. Capcom already made a reboot of its own with the CG-animated Resident Evil: Degeneration, which ignored the live-action movies and stayed more faithful to the games, so it could also be coming at the game-maker's behest.

  
  

  Posted 09/10/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Resident Evil | Resident Evil: Degeneration

Thursday, August 20

• Resident Evil 4 Gets a New Release Date

  

  Looks like the fourth installment of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Afterlife, has been bumped from its initial release date of September 17, 2010, to three weeks earlier on August 27, 2010, just making it into the summer line-up of 2010.

  Resident Evil: Afterlife will again see the return of Milla Jovovich and Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson, who also wrote the script. Afterlife should arrive on schedule, as long as Jovovich is able to make it through the production without hurting any of the cast or crew. Jovovich apparently has a habit of giving out black eyes while shooting Resident Evil movies:

  I gave my fiancé Paul a black eye when he was directing me in the first Resident Evil. He was trying to plan the shot and said, "Punch straight at me and pretend I'm the camera." Of course I got too closed and punched him straight in the eye. I gave the director of photography a black eye on the set of Resident Evil 2.

  Ironically, no zombies were hurt on the Resident Evil sets, though Jovovich also admitted that she can "hit the stunt men a bit too hard."

  
  

  Posted 08/20/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Resident Evil: Extinction

Friday, August 7

• A Perfect Getaway Reviews: Good, Bad

  A Perfect Getaway is one of those "like it or hate it" pics, so go see it and decide for yourself. One thing all critics can agree on is that Milla Jovovich is in hiking gear throughout, except for a short swimming scene.

  "A Perfect Getaway is never great, but [director] Twohy isn't aspiring for greatness — he's after gritty and lively and weird. And that's good enough."

  — Tim Grierson, Village Voice

  "Even if you know what's coming, it’s a neat bit of meta-thriller filmmaking, as much about the mechanics of storytelling as a reasonably satisfying example of it."

  — Scott Tobias, Onion AV Club

  "One hour. That's how long it takes for anything to happen in David Twohy's lumbering snooze-fest A Perfect Getaway — and even then, the "action" is muted by a desire to make things deep and psychological."

  — Bill Gibron, filmcritic.com

  "Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn play newlyweds who go hiking in Hawaii. And they hike. And hike some more. For over an hour. There's also some stuff about a pair of murderers hiding out on the same island, but it doesn't pay off until the very end, by which time you may have hiked your way to the ticket counter to demand a refund."

  — Luke Y. Thompson, E! Online

  
  
  

  A Perfect Getaway - Trailer

  An action thriller about a couple on a remote island vacation that turns into a deadly game

  Posted 08/07/2009 by reelz

  Related: Milla Jovovich | A Perfect Getaway

Thursday, August 6

• Milla Jovovich Talks Resident Evil: Afterlife

  Milla Jovovich's latest movie A Perfect Getaway opens August 7 and its press junkets provided Jovovich the perfect opportunity to update fans about her next project: Resident Evil: Afterlife. Returning director Paul W.S. Anderson has called Afterlife "a continuation" of the previous movie, Resident Evil: Extinction, and Jovovich confirmed to Bloody-Disgusting that the clones of her character Alice found at the end of Extinction will indeed be a part of Afterlife, though other changes are still in store:

  Let's just say this. The clones are definitely in it. You've got multiple Alice's kicking serious butt. There's the clones and it's going to be a lot of work. I'm gonna be working every day for the next four months on this and it's gonna be bigger than ever. It's super-exciting. And definitely the real Alice has some pretty major things happen to her that change the stakes a little bit. It's definitely going to be a different Alice than who we're used to.

  Jovovich is appearing for the fourth time in the Resident Evil series, and while her fiance Anderson will be directing for the first time since the initial Resident Evil, he has scripted all the movies. So why do they keep coming back? Jovovich told ShockTilYouDrop that their return was done for the purest of reasons:

  The movie makes money. If it makes more money than the last one, you'd think that people want to see another one, so we'll do another one. There's been a lot of interest online, there's been a lot of letters from fans ... It's not like I said, "Hey, honey! Let's do another one right away!" I mean, it's an expensive film and it's all business and if the third one didn't do well, there wouldn't be another one.

  One of he biggest differences for Resident Evil: Afterlife will be its use of 3D, for which Anderson will be using the same system as James Cameron's Avatar. While 3D seems a curious choice for what is essentially a zombie movie, Jovovich thinks the medium is perfectly suited for Afterlife:

  Especially for a movie like this, because it's wild and a lot of action and a lot of potential for 3D to use the medium at its best.

  Quite a claim from someone who also admits that she's "never actually seen a 3D movie," but it's easy to understand Jovovich's enthusiasm for Afterlife considering how good the Resident Evil franchise has been for her:

  You know what, every two years I get a steady job and, as an actor, that's a huge relief. Then I get to do all my little independent movies that no one sees. I get more versatile things for myself. And then, every couple years you get the Resident Evil to kick your butt and get you in shape and it's fun and exciting.

  Resident Evil: Afterlife starts production this September and will hit theaters September 17, 2010.

  
  

  Posted 08/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Extinction | Resident Evil | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | A Perfect Getaway | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Friday, July 24

• Paul W.S. Anderson to Direct Resident Evil 4

  

  Production Weekly reports via their Twitter feed that Paul W.S. Anderson will return to the director's chair for Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth movie in the live-action series. Anderson confirmed the news to IGN at Comic-Con and previewed some of his big plans for the movie:

  In many ways it's a continuation of the last movie. Milla [Jovovich]will be returning, we'll also have some kind of unexpected characters from the video game making an appearance and also from some of the earlier movies. It's going to be a bigger and better Resident Evil. They're giving me more money to make it than ever before. We're gonna do in 3-D using the same camera system that [James] Cameron used in Avatar, you know, so it's going to be new and improved and I'm very, very excited about it.

  Using characters from the video games? What will Anderson think of next? When asked if Anderson had ever used 3-D, the director stammered a bit: "I-I haven't shot in 3-D before, but I certainly spent the last few months immersing myself in it." Anderson also claims to be drawing a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 5, the latest video game, which is confusing since Resident Evil: Extinction ended in Tokyo while the video game takes place in Africa. If Afterlife is a "continuation" of Extinction, how will that work?

  To see the rest of the interview, head here.

  Resident Evil: Afterlife starts production in September and will hit theaters September 17, 2010.

  
  

  Posted 07/24/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Extinction | Resident Evil | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Sunday, July 12

• Resident Evil 4 to Arrive in 2010

  Milla Jovovich has fought zombies in an underground bunker, in Raccoon City, and in the Nevada desert. Now with Resident Evil 4 getting a confirmed release date for next year, she'll be fighting them in Tokyo as well. The writer of all three Resident Evil movies and the director of first, Paul W.S. Anderson, is writing the script and may return as director. Jovovich will be returning as well.

  The popular series, based on the zombie-killing video game franchise, has been critically trashed in the past, but it hasn't stopped people from watching. Even the third entry, Resident Evil: Extinction, grossed $147 million worldwide, making the Resident Evil movies proven moneymakers.

  Resident Evil: Afterlife will open September 17, 2010, and, should it follow the ending of Resident Evil: Extinction, will take place in Tokyo, though Alaska has also been a rumored location as well.

  
  

  Posted 07/12/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul W.S. Anderson | Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil: Extinction | Resident Evil | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Tuesday, November 11

• Resident Evil Gets Regenerated

  The Resident Evil pix that've hit theaters the last couple years have dissapointed many fans of the original game series. The movies, staring Milla Jovovich, did not deliver what fans wanted and ultimately felt like generic sci-fi/zombie films with parts of the series tacked on. Now it looks like Capcom and Sony Home Entertainment understand what the fans want and are releasing a new entry into the Resident Evil story in the form of a new CG movie Resident Evil: Degeneration.

  Bringing back some beloved characters from the series -- Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy -- the filmakers are taking the series back to its roots. The result is a straight-to-DVD flick that plays out closer to an extended in-game cutscene rather than a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster. It even retains the campy (and often downright bad) dialogue that the games are partially known for, and unlike the previous films, the story of Degeneration will be canon to the original story arc. It looks corny and the voice acting is laughable at times, but that is what makes it feel like a true Resident Evil.

  A peak at the first 8 minutes of the film can be seen here and Degeneration will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Dec 30, 2008.

  
  

  Posted 11/11/2008 by reelz

  Related: Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Degeneration

Tuesday, July 31

• Resident Evil's Jovovich Wants to Make Infomercials

  She's worked as a model, an actress and a singer, but what multi-talented (if you can call modelling a talent) Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich really wants to do is...make infomercials?

  "I love infomercials," Jovovich revealed in an interview promoting Resident Evil: Extinction at Comic-Con. "I've always thought that I could do a really good infomercial, because I have a lot of really great ideas for things. I just never actually have the time to patent them."

  After the critically-drubbed Resident Evil: Apocalypse, she might want to consider filling out a few of those patent applications. Jovovich assures us, however, that Extinction will be vastly superior to Apocalypse. "Everything about this film is so much tighter and more together," she raved. "The script is so much better and the idea is so much more precise. We've got these really great storylines going...it's rad!"

  Let's hope so. Resident Evil: Extinction opens nationwide on September 21st.

  
  
  

  Resident Evil: Extinction trailer

  Jovovich stars in this sequel based on the hit video game.

  Posted 07/31/2007 by reelz

  Related: Milla Jovovich | Resident Evil: Extinction | Resident Evil: Apocalypse