Andersonfound a new videogame he would end up turning into another massive popcorn blockbuster.
But these creatures, they have a freshness to them, which I think comes from the Japanese design.
They would just be immediately very, very exciting, very cinematic."
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For a pandemic premiere, that’s on par with the new normal.
And all that doesn’t account for any streaming or at-home release plans for North America.
None have been announced yet by Sony and Screen Gems.
Screen Gems and Constantin Films
“We always take one movie at a time,” Anderson says.
“WithResident Evil, it was something that started out being a smaller European movie.
For me, the ending feels like it’s the right ending for this movie.”
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“There were so many crazy bugs and we’re filming these explosions,” Jovovich recalls.
“So, on top of the weather being so hot, you’re dealing with pyrotechnics, sand.
We had to walk half a mile just to get to the porta potty!”
It also made it seem so real at the same time."
Green screen “makes it hard to deliver the illusion of reality,” Anderson says.
That’s what led us to going to these amazing landscapes and shooting them for real withMonster Hunter."
Her mom, Galina Jovovich, was an army brat who traveled around Russia before becoming a movie star.
To be able to play a soldier and a female army ranger was just fascinating for me."
The actress worked with Captain Natalie Mallue, a military advisor on the film, to guide her portrayal.
“Captain Artemis is a real woman, yet she is a real-life superhero at the same time.”
In that case, we were proven right."
Anderson does acknowledge there has been “more failure than success” in the history of the videogame-based movie.
There seems to also be a third audience, which is the IP owners.
In the case ofResident EvilandMonster Hunter, that would be Capcom.
“It was a great creative relationship.”
“Certainly we’re giving people an option,” he says.
It doesn’t matter where you cut it, it’s got to taste good.'
And I think that’s the same with movies.
So, perhaps, there’s hope for moreMonster Hunterif that’s the new currency.
After all, it’s a movie where audiences can escape into an entirely new reality.
Jovovich jokes, “Thank God people have such huge Androids and iPhones now.”
