Tom Jolliffe on female action heroes… With the impending UK release of Atomic Blonde, it now seems a good time to consider the female action hero. You may think this ‘phenomena’ only stretches back to around the time Sigourney Weaver donned a mecha-suit, but it goes back further. There has certainly been a significant rise […]
The R-Rating As a Selling Point: When Films Become Preoccupied With Their Rating
Tom Jolliffe looks at when films become pre-occupied with their rating…. We’ve seen this become increasingly more common. A reboot, a remake, or just as a counter to other films in the genre, there comes a desire to market a film as being (almost rebelliously) R rated. This weekend in fact, sees a prime example. […]
Trailer for sci-fi thriller Breathe starring Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Common, Sam Worthington and Quvenzhané Wallis
Ahead of its release this April, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Breathe. Directed by Stefon Bristol and set in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity has been forced underground due to a lack of oxygen, the film stars Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, Raúl Castillo, Common, and […]
The Contemporary Queens of Action Cinema
Tom Jolliffe on the current leading ladies of action… The 21st century has seen many things. Among those has been a push for equality across all spectrums. Of course there’s work still to be done, but progress has at least been made. The action genre has historically been monopolised by male stars. This was slightly […]
Milla Jovovich and Tom Hughes to star in Corto Maltese adaptation
Tom Hughes (London Town) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) have signed on to star in an adaptation of Hugo Pratt’s classic adventure comics Corto Maltese, which has Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill helmer Christophe Gans attached to direct. “Corto Maltese has been a dream project for me since I was a boy reading […]
Resident Evil: In praise (and defence) of Paul W.S. Anderson’s billion dollar video game movie franchise
Luke Owen looks back at the Resident Evil franchise… NOTE: Comments from Paul W.S. Anderson are taken from Lights, Camera, GAME OVER!: How Video Game Movies Get Made, which is available for pre-order now. Regular listeners to the Flickering Myth Podcast will know that my movie tastes aren’t the norm when it comes to being […]
Milla Jovovich fights for survival in a world starved of oxygen in Breathe first look
Having survived six Resident Evil movies and battled CGI beasties in Monster Hunter, Milla Jovovich is no stranger to an apocalyptic landscape, and now she finds herself plunged into another with Black List action thriller Breathe, which has just dropped its first-look image. ‘Breathe’: First Look At Milla Jovovich In New Action Film From ‘John […]
Milla Jovovich would “always love” to return to Resident Evil
Although the story of Milla Jovovich’s Alice came to an end after six films, concluding with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the actor has revealed that she would “always love” to return to the series in some capacity. “Resident Evil is such a huge part of my life, on so many different levels,” Jovovich told ComicBook.com. […]
China pulls Monster Hunter from release due to racist joke
Director Paul W.S. Anderson and star Milla Jovovich’s latest video game adaptation Monster Hunter has found itself at the centre of controversy in China, with the film being pulled from local theaters by China regulators after backlash to a joke considered racist by audiences. Here’s the offending scene, with the joke in question being linked […]
Milla Jovovich’s Lt. Artemis comes to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
With Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter movie set for release this Christmas, Capcom has announced that Milla Jovovich’s Lt. Artemis is coming to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne for a limited time collaboration event! In the special two-part Event Quest, hunters can go head-to-head with the fearsome Black Diablos depicted in the film during the initial […]
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