'Evil 2' prevails with Jovovich
Screen Gems and Constantin Film are going forward on a sequel to last year's action thriller "Resident Evil" with the film's
star Milla Jovovich reprising her role and second unit director Alexander Witt making his feature film directing debut on
the project. Production will begin in August in Toronto.
Like the original, "Resident Evil 2" will be based on the video game series. It will pick up where the last film left off,
with Jovovich reprising her role as Alice, who is left to search for ways to contain a deadly viral outbreak while trying
to escape the ruined Raccoon City with fellow survivors.
Paul S. Anderson, who wrote and directed the first installment of "Evil," wrote the script for the sequel and will produce
along with his Impact Pictures partner Jeremy Bolt as well as Bernd Eichinger of Constantin Film and Sam Hadida of Davis Films.
"We're all thrilled that Milla will return for what we know will be an incredibly exciting sequel," Screen Gems president
Clint Culpepper said. "And I know that she -- along with Paul, Jeremy and all our friends at Constantin and Davis -- shares
our enthusiasm for the visual talents of Alexander Witt and his unique vision for Paul's script. Alexander has been extremely
selective in choosing his feature debut, and we are beyond excited to be working with him. He's just the perfect guy for the
job."
