The best thing to come out of the Resident Evil film franchise was brand new character Alice, a badass heroin played by Milla Jovovich. The actress starred in all six films in the series, wrapping up the character’s arc in this year’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. But have we really seen the last of Alice? Well, now that the Resident Evil film series is getting a reboot, it seems that The Final Chapter indeed was the final chapter of her saga.
So how does Jovovich feel about the rebooted franchise, which may include up to six new movies? Speaking with ComicBook.com, she reacted to this week’s big news…
“They’ve announced a reboot? Okay, well good luck with that,” said Jovovich. “I think a lot of people with these franchises kind of put the cart before the horse. There’s a danger to that. They’ve been wanting to reboot Resident Evil for a long time, and listen: I love the Resident Evil world. I think it’s a great property, I would do it if I was a producer. I think what made Resident Evil so special is that the people involved really loved what they’re doing and really were fans of the game.”
She added, “I would suggest that you find people that have that same passion for the property before you talk about reboots. I think if you get into this kind of genre, people are very sensitive to fakes. There’s some real fans in the sci-fi/action/horror world, and they’re not idiots. They can smell when something is done because people love it and when something is done just to monetize an opportunity.”
James Wan is producing the first new Resident Evil film, being scripted by Greg Russo.
