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Jill Valentine May Return in ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’
An interesting piece of news came in this afternoon courtesy of Milla Jovovich. The model-turned-actress has been tweeting from the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife where she returns as Alice for the fourth time – her first in 3D. Without confirming anything, Jovovich writes, “Valentine MAY b back…” The last time Jill Valentine appeared in the franchise was when Sienna Guillory played her in Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Check out some more from the set over at Milla’s Twitter @MillaJovovich. Being helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the battle with Umbrella continues on August 27, 2010.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.