New Wentworth Miller Interview

[Bianca]

Shawn Roberts Fangoria interview. Spoilers BTW.....

http://fangoria.com/index.php?option...cles&Itemid=56

Why is it in all these interviews that people feel the need to pucker their lips and kiss ass with every chance they get?

I was more startled by this declaration:

And then the movies came out, and [the filmmakers] did such a good job with them that they were everything a dude wants in a movie.

wat.

[Vector]

Heh. I don't know about all the other 'dudes' out there, but I usually don't like it when movies suck gargantuan hairy gorilla cock.

Because that's how I feel about the Resident Evil movies.

[jagger916]

The same with Milla?she is the movie, she is RESIDENT EVIL, and you really see it the moment Paul yells ?Action.? There is a huge turnover from the warm, loving mother that she is now to the bad-ass character we've all grown to love in the series.

Huh?

[Pikminister]

To be honest, Milla is the only reason why I even saw these flicks. There was little else to like about 'em.

I doubt the low production value of the series (cheap cgi, wonky looking zombies and creatures, etc.) was the main draw. Or why the films continue to do well...

* Resident Evil (2002)
1st weekend: $17,707,106
US Gross: $40,119,709
Wordlwide Gross: $103,787,401
Budget: $35,000,000

* Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
1st weekend: $23,036,273
US Gross: $50,740,078
Wordlwide Gross: $128,940,078
Budget: $50,000,000

* Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
1st weekend: $23,678,580
US Gross: $50,648,679
Wordlwide Gross: $146,162,920
Budget: $45,000,000


Yep. It must be Milla. She keeps a lot of ppl employed. Thus why they kiss her ass so much. Can't blame them.

[DeadArtist]

I don't agree with Carnivol here. This franchise is known for a while and if I plan to work on a movie, then I should know the source. I personally would have picked up a controller and would've at least played RE5 . There are enough other TV Shows/Movies that are not based on anything , so he might as well do those. I just think that one has to be 100% devoted to the art form, especially when millions are watching. Since Paul Anderson didn't work with 100% of the source my opinion on this is completly irrelevent. My spelling must be horrible too.

[Smiley]

The sad truth is most actors you see are not gamers and in some cases have likely never read the books or comics of the film adaptations that they are involved in. Case in point Michael Gambon as Dumbledore.

As Entourage even satires the film makers throw together some material of the bare essentials over the mythology of the character an actor portrays so that they sound dedicated to the fans of said source material.

You can't really expect someone like Ali Larter to sit down and play Code Veronica, especially when the character in the movies is nothing like the one portrayed in the games. Ali not knowing what Capcom was should give you some indication. Or heck, do you think Iain Glen pops in his playstation to get enriched in the excperience of Tomb Raider or Resident Evil?

The same can be said with Chris. Wentworth was curious as to where his character comes from, but at the end of the day all he really has to go off of is Anderson's script because he's portraying that vision of the character. And based on Wentworth's interviews he only signed on because it's a successful franchise to be a part of which is exactly where most actors come from in terms of finding work. Television guarantees a steady flow of work if the material is good and film franchises have sequels. It's obvious where the Milla praise comes from because she is the leading lady for these movies hence she's their "Ripley".

Then there are the passionate ones who do like to do their research more in depth. Sienna Guillory couldn't act like Jill from the games based on the script not allowing her to, however playing RE3 and Remake at least got her to mimic the mannerisms of her character from the way she walks to the way she shoots.

Then we just have fans over all like Michelle Rodriguez who would take any part in the movie, and if you are a fan of the games jumping at a chance to act in a movie based on them chances are you would take it up regardless. I know I shamelessly would despite how it turns out whether it be playing a bastardization of Wesker to being random zombie #4.

[Rancid Cheese]

Hell how much can he grasp from the cutscenes and fansites? I mean sure enough he's due some credit for taking the time but when it comes to the filming he's gotta follow the script and we ain't dealing with an award winning writer here. I should also add that Milla is as dependent on Resident Evil for a success as Ali, Wentworth or anyone else for that matter *cough* Paul *cough*. I truly believe that these films have succeeded purely on the association with the game series not on the basis that Milla is in them. I mean how many of her other films were held in high enough regard to even remember their name? I can think of . . . the Fifth Element, that one where she had changing colour hair and the one when she . . . nope that's it . . .

[Pikminister]

... I truly believe that these films have succeeded purely on the association with the game series not on the basis that Milla is in them. . .

I think that most likely it was the combination of the two.

Because Resident Evil: Degeneration didn't exactly fly of the shelves.

[BrionIrons]

only the hardcore fans including myself bought degeneration.and plus Degeneration didn't need to "fly off the shelf".It was sucessful in its own right.Degeneration was made for the hardcore fans.and I hope they make another one.

[Pikminister]

My point was this:

To say that the RE live-action movies did well based EXCLUSIVELY on the RE brand sounds like an extremely wonky theory to me. Considering that the producers of said films don't give much of a damn about what RE fans think. Otherwise they would've stopped making them since the first one hit the big screen.

Now the one movie that did target RE fans (Degeneration), barely made a dent with THAT same crowd. Not talking about RE fans here. But the ones that keep making the live-action flicks a success. So IMO there was more to the success to the live-action films that simply showing the RE title in the intro. My bet is that Milla Jovovich is one of the big draws.

P.S. I too want a sequel to Degeneration. It was said that Rebecca Chambers would be in it.

[Smiley]

You guys are really over-analyzing the success of these movies. They promise three things:

1. Action/violence (Might not fit too well with the RE games, but you can expect uninspired matrix/kung-fu action here)
2. Blood/gore (In this teen friendly world they, like the Saw films, still offer R rated material which ironically Anderson should have pushed harder for when it came to AVP)
3. Tough/hot chicks (Which aside from Sienna and Ali I find kinda find off in these films )

That will draw a crowd.

[Pikminister]

^^^ LOL So what else is new?

My point was that there wasn't only ONE reason as to why these films attract a crowd. And that one of them was Milla. You just pointed out the other reasons.

[Rancid Cheese]

Don't forget that Degeneration was a CG movie which never fare well as 12+/R-rated releases and it went straight to DVD if that was a cinema release it may have competed with the others but we'll never know . . .

[Smiley]

I doubt it. That was a film made for gamers and it tied directly to the games. However yes, as far as R rated CGI is concerned, I could see a decline compared to the live action films. "9" was based off an academy award winning short and was made for a mature audience with a pg-13 in mind yet it didn't stand well at the box office. And then of course we have Final Fantasy: the spirits within. Again pg-13 yet it didn't last as expected. It's no wonder the next FF movie would tie as a sequel to a fan favorite game and be mostly direct-to-DVD like Degeneration.

[CrimsonElder]

I think that most likely it was the combination of the two.

Because Resident Evil: Degeneration didn't exactly fly of the shelves.

If Degeneration had as much money put into it as the Live Action films did then I bet you it would have done alot better. I am the only true RE fan from around my way and I showed my friends the Live Action films and they thought they were really lame and boring. I am not a big fan of Cgi movies and was embarrased to show my mates Degeneration. However one day I managed to stir up the courage to show them it and they all thought it was much better than the Live Action movies. One of my mates actually went out and bought it on dvd after.