Things We Saw Today: Milla Jovovich Is a Monster Hunter

Looking for some levity in this relentless and stressful week? Luckily for us all, Milla Jovovich and company have answered our prayers with the first teaser for Monster Hunter. Based on the Capcom video game, Monster Hunter stars Jovovich as Natalie Artimis, the leader of a group of soldiers who are suddenly transported into a world filled with giant monsters. Once there, Jovovich and her team are joined by The Hunter (martial arts superstar Tony Jaa) and his ginormous sword. Rounding out the cast are T.I., Ron Perlman, Meagan Good, and Diego Boneta.

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Something BIG IS COMING😉 Finally some good news to watch!🥳 Check out the new teaser for @monsterhuntermovie and see the 💥Black Diablos💥kick our asses!💃🏻😆 #monsterhuntermovie #russiacomiccon #monsterhunter

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The film is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (aka Mr. Milla Jovovich), who previously collaborated with his wife on all six Resident Evil films. As TMS’s resident Resident Evil scholar, I am very excited for this next chapter in the Anderson/Jovovich creative partnership. They clearly have so much fun making these movies, and it comes through onscreen.

The film, which was originally delayed from September until April 2021, has now been bumped up to a December release. According to the trailer, the film will be released in theaters only. But depending on the pandemic situation, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a SVOD release announced as well.

All in all, I’m pretty excited about this movie. Anderson and Jovovich know how to make a goofy dumb popcorn flick, and the results are always entertaining. Besides, it’s got Milla Jovovich, giant swords, monsters, and Tony Freakin’ Jaa. What more could a girl want?

(via IGN, image: screencap/IGN)

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Something fun for this tumultuous time. Thanks to all of you, we reached our goal with @headcountorg to get over 5,000 voter activations! To celebrate that – Tina Fey and I got the whole gang back together for a Mean Girls Reunion! Happy #MeanGirlsDay 😃 PS: It’s exactly 1 month from election day so please please make sure you are registered and have a plan to #vote on November 3rd – it’s so important! We can still keep the momentum going – head over to the link in my bio to learn more. @lindsaylohan @mingey @thereallacey @anagasteyer @whatsupdanny @jonathandbennett @rajivsurendra @headcountorg @meangirls @meangirlsbway

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— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) October 1, 2020

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