source: aceshowbiz.com

Some Hollywood stars have invaded Japan when "Resident Evil: Afterlife" had its world premiere in Tokyo on Thursday, September 2. Since early that night, a number of fans had gathered in front of Roppongi Hills to catch a glimpse of the film's stars and they were not made disappointed since the main cast such as Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller showed up.

By accident or not, Jovovich and Larter donned matching glittering dresses. The depicter of Alice looked skinnier in a loose golden short dress while her co-star showed off her baby bump in a purple dress. Miller, meanwhile, opted a formal black outfit for the event. During a photo session on the red carpet, they were joined by another cast member Mika Nakashima.

Interviewed during the special screening, the cast were gushing on the film to attract moviegoers to watch it. "The great thing about this franchise is each movie is superior than the one that came before. So this is definitely the best in the series plus we've got 3-D technology," "Prison Break" star Miller claimed.

"Resident Evil: Afterlife" will not open wide in U.S. theaters until September 10. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, this fourth installment of the sci-fi film franchise is made in 3-D. The story will still follow Alice who continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety in a world ravaged by a virus infection, where its victims are turned into the Undead.

Interview with Milla Jovovich at the world premiere of "Resident Evil: Afterlife":

Premiere of Resident Evil 4 in Toyko

source: www.wegotthiscovered.com

As September starts, there are quite a few good films to look forward to. An obvious omission on my list is Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go but if I were to choose one more, that would be it.

Nevertheless, machete wielding ex-federales, bank robbers, greedy bankers, claustrophobic situations and evil corporations unleashing viruses are all part of our five films to see in September. Check it out below.

1) Machete – September 3rd – Starring Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro and Michelle Rodriguez.

2) The Town – September 17th – Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner.

3) Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – September 24th – Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan and Michael Douglas.

4) Buried – September 24th – Starring Ryan Reynolds

5) Resident Evil: Afterlife – September 10th – Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller.

The fourth film in the fairly successful Resident Evil series comes to us in 3D. With the T-Virus continuing to spread, Alice continues to help out survivors and work on taking down the Umbrella Corporation. She teams up with Claire (Larter) and the two head to Los Angeles to continue their journey.

Despite being three films old, the series still feels fresh and exciting with every iteration. I always enjoy the Resident Evil films as they offer ample amounts of thrills and action. Afterlife looks to be no different. Paul W.S. Anderson has been given a bigger budget and he’s using James Cameron’s 3D camera. Wentworth Miller is also set to make an appearance as Chris Redfield, a character that fans of the game should be familiar with.

Afterlife also promises to be one of the few films that gets the whole 3D thing right. Shot in 3D with Cameron’s camera, the film hopes to make the most out of the third dimension and hopefully it won’t turn out to be another Clash of The Titans.

So there you have it, five films we’re looking forward to this month. What films do you want to see in September?

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If you are inrterested in seeing the short write up on each movie and the trailers, you can go to www.wegotthiscovered.com

Anne

For anyone who has not ever seen the short films Wentworth did called "The Hour" and "the Confession" then they have become available online as uploads are created.. For the first time only, I'm posting videos with the warning that what you watch is going to be up to you, and parental discretion is advised for anyone younger than maturity level.

The Hour:



The Confession:





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Angela

Found this... very cute.. you may have seen it before but for me, hey it's new!

Source: Official FB page for The Mourning Portrait

Here is another section from The Mourning Portrait script that Wentworth will be acting out:


INT. HUNTING LODGE -- DAY
The Photographer places the cap over the immaculate lens. He folds the black cloth and drops it in the trunk and latches it. He slowly steps over to the boy, who struggles on the floor.
For the first time we see The Photographer's face, calm, impassive, cold eyes staring down at the young man. He then places his boot across the boys throat and applies pressure... (page 5)

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I hope we will get the opportunity to see Wentworth in this role.

Anne

Good evening fellow Wentworthies!
Thank you to Christy for updating the Wentworth Biography!

The last update before was from when Wentworth was in Prison Break so Christy was very generous enough to revise it for his current state of employment!

Great job my friend.

All the best,
Angela

Source:http://www.traileraddict.com

Another clip for Resident Evil: Afterlife has arrived, and even though this one features Ali Larter's Claire Redfield going at it with The Executioner, it feels more like a video game cut-screen or a music video than it does an actual scene from a movie.




And completing the trifecta of clippage comes another quick look at Resident Evil: Afterlife that will have you flying high. Well, not really. We don't recommend flying while high at all. Makes the turbulence seem much worse. Anyway, where were we? Oh yes! A new clip!

source: dreadcentral.com

Enjoy!!

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Resident Evil: Afterlife at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with stars Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller.

Source: ScriptShadow.blogspot.com
Thank you to Sonja for the linkage!!

Monday, August 16, 2010
Stoker
Posted by Carson Reeves
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Premise: When India Stoker's father dies, a mysterious man arrives and claims that he's her long lost Uncle Charlie. As he integrates himself into the wealthy family, the eccentric teen is torn between trusting a man who may be an imposter and discovering her true nature.
About: Ted Foulke is the pseudonym of Prison Break star, Wentworth Miller. Carey Mulligan and Jodie Foster are attached to the project under Ridley Scott's Scott Free production banner. Miller has actually written two scripts (the prequel script is called "Uncle Charlie") about the unusual Stoker family and is presumably going to play the role of Uncle Charlie in both.
Writer: Ted Foulke

So, this thing is about vampires, right?
Despite its title and my reference to the cornerstone of the House of Whedon, I'm here to report that this story has nary a vampire within its pages. Well, not of the bloodsucking variety, anyways. But Bram Stoker and the mythology he created are woven into the story as thematic metaphor.

We meet eighteen year-old India Stoker as she's playing a piece by avant-garde French phonometrician, Erik Satie, on her family's black baby grand. She's an odd bird, characterized by her ever-present white and black saddle shoes and her cool demeanor. India's a human player-piano, an Alice in Wonderland meets Edward Gorey freak, who, when it comes to being human, feels more like mimicry than genuine.

Evie Stoker, who has perhaps had too much to drink (and then some), arrives in the parlor, which is decorated like a French mausoleum (Chippendale chairs, Georgian tables, Louis XVI commodes), to berate her daughter about changing her shoes for once. Not one to acquiesce, India joins her mother at the cemetery for the funeral of her father.

Richard Stoker, according to the Reverend, was a pillar in the small community of Middle Bend, known for his openness, honesty and integrity. Apparently, he died in a horrible automobile accident. As the Reverend eulogizes, India notices a man standing alone on the hillside above the funeral, his hands deep in his pockets. The sun seems to occlude further details, and after India is distracted by someone coughing, she turns to discover that the man is gone, seemingly an apparition.

Back at the Stoker residence, we meet their housekeeper, Mrs. McGarrick, as she chastises her kitchen staff for disrespecting Evie behind her back, joking that she's a gold digger. We catch glimpses of conversation at the wake, as people speculate about the nature of Richard's death and the fact that he was in a closed casket, "Stan was there when they brought the body in...He said he'll be off pulled pork for a while."

India is shocked to discover that the mysterious man she saw on the hilltop is at the wake, talking to her mother, whom the attendees are now jokingly referring to as the merry widow. Evie is ecstatic, "I swear this is some kind of miracle, Charlie. Richard used to say you were lost forever..."

Who is this Uncle Charlie?
He was the younger brother of Richard, a man who hasn't seen his brother in thirty years. He's arrived to help out the family during this time of grief, and it is his first time meeting them. The Middle Bend community is abuzz with gossip about the cryptic man. The stories of his former whereabouts and what he's been up to are conflicting and varied.

Is he an explosive experts who just got back from a dig in Megiddo? Or was he in Machakos digging wells? Is he a medic? Did he graduate from Cornell Business or Yale Divinity school? Is he a war hero? A minister? A poet? No one knows for sure, but there's one thing that we, the audience, knows.

India doesn't trust him.

Is he an impostor, a slick con artist preying on the tragedy of a wealthy family? Or is Uncle Charlie a skeleton Richard locked in the Stoker family closet with good reason, a secret that hasn't returned because of greed, but because of dark family ties?

So, what happens, Rog?

After a few curious confrontations between India and Uncle Charlie ("Sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you." "You didn't." And this gem: "You talk like a bad play." "You'll find that most people do."), we become, with India, stubborn investigator as Evie falls for her dead husband's younger brother.

When Mrs. McGarrick doesn't show up for work the next day, Uncle Charlie conveniently jumps to Evie's aid and cooks her coq au vin, revealing that he once worked at a restaurant in France under the tutelage of a Michelin-starred chef. In a tense sequence, India is sent to venture into the basement to retrieve ice cream, and it's revealed to the audience that the body of Mrs. McGarrick has been deposited in the freezer.

India never sees the body, but instinctively keeps away from Uncle Charlie and refuses his many acts of kindness. Instead of accepting rides from him to her school, she walks. And, he creepily follows behind her in the car, waging psychological warfare.

"What do you want?"

"To be friends."

"We don't need to be friends. We're family."

At India's school, we become even more aware of her uniqueness when she's contrasted with the students whom surround her. She's picked on by a bunch of jocks, and she spends most of her time to herself, ignoring the insults. Meanwhile, Uncle Charlie continues to integrate himself into the Stoker household.

Things start to look up for India when Gwendolyn Stoker arrives from California to visit the family. Auntie Gin is immediately suspicious of Charlie, and the two verbally spar when she decides to stick around longer. Is Auntie Gin challenging Uncle Charlie's claims, or is she another con artist working for a man that may be an imposter?

We don't know who to trust, and Auntie Gin becomes concerned with getting Evie away from Uncle Charlie so she can talk to the widow alone, "I just thought there might be...I don't know –- arrangements to be made."

The situation becomes dire when Evie reveals that arrangements have, indeed, already been made, and that, in fact, the family has grown quite accustomed to having Charlie around. Auntie Gin, feathers ruffled, leaves the household to stay in the only motel in the town.

What happens to Auntie Gin?

Well, we're about forty-three pages into the script and to reveal anything else would spoil the twists and turns that transform this story from being a mystery about an imposter to something...quite different.

It's a twist that's needed, a string of events that spin this from the eerie Evelyn Waugh high society and The Talented Mr. Ripley imposter mystery to something even more twisted and sinister. To be honest, although I was highly impressed by the writing, especially the use of language (Mr. Miller is a genuine writer), I was a bit bored by the familiar story.

However, once it turns to the mid-point, I was sincerely creeped out by the dark depths and perverse events that transpire throughout the second half of this script.

"Stoker" is about the price of a life spent in the shadow of horror. It's about the nature and birth of evil. In many ways, it reminded me of a novella written by the bastard child of Ian "Macabre" McEwan and John Bellairs. It's an odd read that sticks with you, and it's hard to deny that the writer created an intriguing role for himself to play as an actor, but despite some cool montages and flashbacks, this feels more like a stage play than a movie.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that this feels more like a vehicle for the actors, rather than the director. I don't mean this as criticism, but just as an observation. There are two seriously dark, memorable roles in this thing that will afford two actors an opportunity to grab the mantle being passed down from Anthony Hopkins and The Silence of the Lambs.

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What I learned: I was really impressed by the way music was used to reveal India's character. The act of playing the piano revealed the who and the what concerning India. Take note: Technically, she's a virtuoso, but lacks passion, and perhaps, soul. So, she's hitting all the notes and patterns, but there's something about it that feels cold. A human player-piano, going through the motions. She's not inspired, she's just merely imitating. Do you have characters that create art? If not art, surely they create situations. This is the definition of an active protagonist. They create situation. And using what they create is an opportunity to help build your characters. Use not only what your characters create, but the manner in which they create it, to reveal who they really are.

Source: TVGuide.com

The womenfolk (and some of the men) might find themselves whistling at Prison Break's Whistler when Fox's Mental premieres this Tuesday at 9 pm. Chris Vance, whose Dr. Jack Gallagher bares almost all in one of the very first scenes, gave us a look at the House-like drama and the tightrope it must walk in depicting mental illness. The London-born actor also comes clean on Prison Breaker Wentworth Miller's hygiene habits.

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TVGuide.com: I don't know if you appreciated this that much, since you were on different seasons, but this first episode offers a fun little Prison Break "reunion" with you and "Haywire."
Vance: Yeah, Silas Weir Mitchell is a great actor and a good friend of mine. I was delighted he did [the first episode], because it was a real ice-breaker. We were down there within Colombia with a crew we didn't know, and no one knew what to expect, and we had 13 to shoot off the bat. So Silas and I set the tone with that [stripping naked] scene. We just dove straight in and went for it.

TVGuide.com: Speaking of Prison Break, and I ask you to be honest: During all those scenes in the hot, hot "Panama" sun, and with Wentworth Miller's in a long-sleeve shirt the whole time: Did he get kinda ripe?
Vance: Did he get a little ripe?! [Laughs] No. Wentworth's hygiene levels are next to nothing. He is meticulous in looking after himself.

TVGuide.com: I just felt so bad for him being stuck in the long sleeves in that theoretically oppressive "Panamanian" sun....
Vance: Yeah, and there was nothing theoretical about some of that heat. We were in Texas in midsummer filming it, and it got up to 100 [degrees] some days!

source: www.movieonline.com

Movieonline recently did an interview with former Prison Break co-star Marshall Allman and he was asked about his opinion on the way the media has been treating Wentworth lately. See below:

Movieonline: I wanted to ask you about your Prison Break costar Wentworth Miller. I talked to him recently and he’s carved out this really unexpected niche all of a sudden as a successful secret screenwriter. Did you ever have any inkling of that?

Allman: You know, he’s like a genius. I think he graduated from Princeton? The guy’s got a mind that could run forever, so when I heard that, I was like, “Way to go, dude!” I’m really glad for him, because I think he was getting attacked in the press. Someone was showing me pictures of him being overweight, and they were like, “What’s up with your boy Wentworth, man? He’s getting’ fat!” I was like, “Aw man,” but then to hear that he got two screenplays picked up and he’s in Resident Evil, it’s like, “Yeah, that’s right. Don’t pick on people for being overweight, or whatever.” So I couldn’t be happier for him, and it doesn’t surprise me at all. He’s a very, very, very intelligent man who knows exactly what he’s doing with his life.

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It's good to see Went's co-strars appreciate his talent as well. I have to agree that I think Went knows exactly what he's doing with his life :)

Anne

Wentworth's generosity is not to be proved any more since, after giving many of his Prison Break scripts to his fans, he has donated his scripts of Prison Break season 1 to P.S. ARTS so that they could raise much-needed funds for arts education.

Bidding ended Thursday for the script "Allen" at the cost of $124.79. The script was an original shooting script from the first season of the TV series PRISON BREAK, donated by Wentworth Miller (AKA “Michael Scofield”) to help P.S. ARTS raise much-needed funds for arts education in their public schools.

"Arts programs are an essential part of a well-rounded education, and how so many of us in the entertainment industry got our start… Please show your support now by bidding on one of these scripts, and thank you in advance for you time and generosity…" -Wentworth Miller

This script was Mr. Miller’s personal copy and has been signed by him on the cover page. It also includes handwritten notes and amendments.

A letter from Mr. Miller’s representation at ICM (International Creative Management) was supplied to verify the script’s authenticity.

Source: cleveland.com

Former "Prison Break" stars Wentworth Miller and Sarah Wayne Callies are each finding work as screenwriters. Miller, who has a degree in English literature from Princeton, discussed his in-development screenplay, "Stoker," at Comic-Con last month. Meanwhile, Callies' first screenplay, adapted from the award-winning children's book "Serenade," has just been optioned. The actress is a Dartmouth grad who also holds an MFA from a Denver theater conservatory.

Miller can be seen in "Resident Evil: Afterlife," out next month in 3-D. Callies co-stars on AMC's upcoming zombie series "The Walking Dead."


Anne

The following is another excerpt from TMP script (source is TMP's FB page):

INT. AUNT ILYA'S HOUSE -- NIGHT
The Midwife goes to the window and opens it. She then goes to the mirror and turns it around. Then she shakes two silver coins from a drawstring pouch and places them carefully on the dead woman's eyes. ~ (page 13)

Anne

source: nypost.com

If an actress is in need of a little career boost, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is always the way to go -- Mischa Barton, Sharon Stone and Wentworth Miller were just a few of the fading stars to snag guest spots last season. And now Jennifer Love Hewitt is stopping by the show to play repeated rape victim who becomes a shut-in as a result.

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It's interesting to see Jennifer Love Hewitt following Went's choice to be on SVU, but I don't consider her or Went to be fading stars. It would be nice to see Went return as Nate Kendall on the series. Maybe (fingers crossed).

I wonder how the new series coming this fall Law & Order L.A. will do on the network? Maybe Went will guest star on that one as well.


Anne

Source: Coventry Telegraph.net

'WE all go into this loving it. It's like this gruelling rollercoaster ride' - that's how franchise star Milla Jovovich describes the latest of the Resident Evil video game adaptations.

She was speaking at this year's San Diego Comic-Con and Sony has today sent us video footage from the panel for Resident Evil: Afterlife, the upcoming fourth instalment in the series. You can watch the clip below.

The film is released in 3D on September 10 and stars Jovovich as Alice, Ali Larter as Claire Redfield and Prison Break's Wentworth Miller as Chris Redfield. Paul W.S. Anderson, who's married to Milla, is directing.

While Jovovich compared the experience with a rollercoaster, new cast member Wentworth Miller felt it was like another type of ride, saying: "It was a little daunting at first because the train is barrelling down the track. My job was to jump on that train and keep my balance."

Larter said: "I'm so excited it's going to be in 3D because it just brings such a fresh new feeling to this franchise."

Anderson - who said the films were made with a lot of passion because he was already a huge fan of the games - added: "In my opinion, 3D is revolutionising cinema, I do think 3D is going to become the new benchmark. It was a huge challenge but it was a very exciting one because I felt kind of like I was making my first movie all over again."

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Source: shocktillyoudrop.com

Though the character of Chris Redfield may be familiar to fans of the original Resident Evil video game series, Wentworth Miller brings him to the big screen for the very first time in Paul W.S. Anderson's fourth entry in the film series, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D

Miller, best known for his role as Michael Scofield on Fox's series Prison Break, will appear alongside Milla Jovovich's Alice and Ali Larter's Claire Redfield (his character's sister) when the film hits theaters on September 10th. This latest entries continues straight from the ending of Resident Evil: Extinction, seeing Alice travel across the world in the hopes of curing the T-virus.

Shock Till You Drop caught up with Miller backstage at San Diego Comic-Con, just prior to the film's big Hall H presentation where he chatted exclusively about his role, acting for 3D and joining the Resident Evil family.

Shock: Have you gotten a chance to go out onto the floor at all?

Wentworth Miller: I haven't gotten out there onto the floor yet. I'm anxious to get there. I hear there's kind of buzz out there that you have to feel to believe. But what I also like is that this is the one place where the actors are the only ones not in costume. That's kind of cool.

Shock: Do you have a disguise planned?

Miller: I guess one might be necessary, yeah. I hadn't thought about it but yeah, it's probably a good idea.

ShocK: Tell me how Afterlife came your way.

Miller: Well, I was aware of the "Resident Evil" movies. I hadn't seen one before, but they were kind of hard to miss. Especially that trailer for the third [film] and that sweeping shot with the beginning and Vegas buried in the sand. It was kind of eye-catching and certainly found its way into my memory banks. When I was asked to be a part of it, I did my research and found out that it has this international fanbase that is not to be believed. I've been lucky enough to accumulate fans from all over the world on from previous gigs. I thought this would be a really smart way to stay in touch with those people and also be a part of a narrative that's just as much about story and character as it is about special effects

Shock: Tell me a little about where your character comes into this one.

Miller: I play Chris Redfield. He's someone that you see a lot of in the videogames but hasn't been introduced in the film franchise until now. He's Claire's brother. What I like to say is that Paul Anderson built the car and that Milla is driving it. The rest of us are riding shotgun and that's a really exciting place to be. It wasn't hard at all to kind of fit in to this particular universe because the train is already so far down the tracks. Milla's already done such a fantastic job in her presentation of Alice. It was fairly simple to figure out what was required of me and I was happy to get to play on that level.

Shock: Was it a very different experience having to act for 3D cameras?

Miller: There are a lot of actors that geek out on the technical. I'm not one of them. I never have been. It's always been more about the story than the gadgets and the gizmos used to tell the story. That said, it was exciting to be a part of the 3D process because that is where the industry's going in a large way and you want to keep yourself educated and stay abreast of these currents. When I come onset, I concetrate on the story and the characters and trust that there's a team of people who are going to tell me when I'm doing something that's not lining up with the new technology. I will say that it kind of upped the stakes in terms of the stuntwork. It's almost as if the new cameras can see around corners. If you're aiming your fist at someone's face, you don't intend to make contact, of course, because you don't want to hit your costar. The cameras can see that. They can see that it's a miss. So you really have to bust your hump and sell the special effects and the stunt sequences in new and convincing ways.

Shock: So you got to really beat up your co-stars.

Miller: Exactly. I got to smack people around.

Shock: I imagine there was a lot of physicality. Was special training involved?

Miller: I had done a lot of stuntwork. "Prison Break", for four years, was a very rough and tumble show. I had that background and I just made sure I stayed in good enough physical shape so that I could pull off whatever stunts were required. A lot required a certain degree of stamina. For nearly all the sequences, we made sure there was an intensive prep process where all the actors get together and choreograph. There's a certain language that is established when you're actually shooting these sequences where, if someone forgets what is happening next, or feels that they're spinning out, they yell stop and everyone stops and it becomes a very safe, thoughtful process.

Shock: Do still find yourself recognized specifically from "Prison Break"?

Miller: It was a very successful show, overseas in particular. It was very indicative of where the business is now. We're not just making a product for the domestic market. We've also got our fan base in foreign places in mind. IN many ways, I think the movie speaks to that. It takes place in many places other than the US. The cast is also international as well, which I think reflects the new flavor of where music and TV are headed. But I think there are several things about Prison Break that, despite the specifics of story, have universal appeal. It was about family, loyalty and sacrifice. And everybody loves good old government conspiracy. It doesn't matter whether you're in Australia or China. I think that had a lot to do with explaining our international appeal and why we were able to go four seasons.

You're acting for and against a man and wife, respectively. Did you find the whole production to be a family affair?

Miller:I got to witness it firsthand. The are the bedrock of this universe. Paul and Milla have been there since the very start. For someone like myself coming in on the fourth installment, it was very helpful to have someone who knew the world back and forth. Then I can rely on them for information about the character. Where the story has been and where it's going to. It's like walking around with the zombie encyclopedia.

Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D hits theaters September 10th.

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Hope you enjoyed the interview!

Anne

Good afternoon Wentworthies!
In the Gallery you'll find a new promotional photo of Chris & Claire (Wentworth and Ali Larter). Check it out!



Have a great weekend everyone! I will be out of town - heading to my 10 year High School reunion tomorrow. :) Take care, be safe and I'll check back with you Sunday when I return.

Love much
Angela

Source:collider.com

Wentworth Miller is the latest actor to join the Resident Evil franchise. In the latest installment, Resident Evil: Afterlife, he plays Chris Redfield, brother to Claire (Ali Larter) and a character straight out fo the popular video games. Unfamiliar with the video game when he was cast, he made sure to do his research and see what the fan expectation was for the character, before developing the character for himself.

While at Comic-Con, Wentworth Miller spoke at a roundtable about being a fan of the genre and his excitement in joining such an internationally successful franchise. He also talked about the writing projects that he’s developing – a feature film called Stoker, that’s part horror film, part family drama and part psychological thriller, all wrapped in one, along with its prequel, Uncle Charlie.

(We've edited out what was already posted in a previous article)

Question: What can you say about your role in this film?

Wentworth: I play Chris Redfield. He’s central to the video game from the beginning, but this is his introduction into the movie version of Resident Evil. It was a challenge preparing for the part because I felt like there were a lot of different things that I wanted to bounce. I wanted to do my research and see what the fan expectation might be, in respect to what was already out there, with the mythology and history. So, I did research online and went to fan sites and blogs, so that I could educate myself. Then, there was also what I bring to the table as an actor, naturally. And then, there was also what Chris Redfield existed in Paul Anderson’s movie, specifically, because I have to make sense with his larger whole. I can’t be some sort of stand-alone. This thing is pretty far down the track, and my job is to jump on it and become a seamless part of that larger hole. I’d like to think, with all those varying components, I did my best.

Your character is the brother of Claire Redfield (Ali Larter)?

Wentworth: Exactly.

Then why didn’t she go back and get you in the last film?

Wentworth: That’s an excellent question. There is a reunion of sorts, between the two, in this movie. What I like about the Chris and Claire Redfield dynamic, and how it brings something new to the table and keeps the franchise fresh, is that they are siblings. It’s a family relationship. It’s something that people sitting in the audience can easily identify with. The movie has zombies and special effects up the wazoo. It’s like an amazing fireworks display, but at the same time, if you don’t care about the characters, when something horrible happens to them, it doesn’t really resonate, so it was important to flesh out the story and the characters and the relationships between Chris and Claire, for example, to give extra weight to the special effects smorgasbord.

Is there a lot of emphasis on your character’s backstory and what’s happened in the years leading up to this?

Wentworth: I think we tell you what you need to know, but for most of these characters, the emphasis is always present tense because there’s always the threat of a zombie around the next corner, as opposed to constantly looking over your shoulder. That’s the challenge of something like this. It is an action adventure movie, so it’s not about long, dramatic monologues and the characters sending their innermost thoughts. But, you do want to layer in a degree of that, so that when these characters are in jeopardy, it actually registers with the audience from the neck down, as opposed to just the neck up.

Do you think there’s any chance of a movie just about what your character went through when the outbreak started?

Wentworth: There’s a conversation that needs to be had with Paul Anderson.

Right now, zombies are one of the it things in pop culture. Why do you think zombies are such a great source for fiction?

Wentworth: I think there’s something about evil that is thoughtless and relentless and incredibly frightening because it can’t be reckoned with, reasoned with or stopped. That onslaught of terror speaks to our darkest fears that evil is coming for us and there’s nothing we can do.

Did you play the video game as research for the role, or did you just take what was in the script?

Wentworth: It was a combination of both. I asked the producers to put together a montage of the most significant events from the video games, that related to my character’s personal history, so I could get where he came from. Watching a lot of that, what I was most struck by, at least in the earlier video games, was how bright-eyed and bushy-tailed he seemed, to a degree. He was definitely someone who was at the start of a horrific journey. When you meet him in the movie, he’s many miles down that road. He’s a very different person with a different vibe to him. I think there’s a lot more edge and darkness, and it’s nice to see the balance with the sibling dynamic because Claire’s presence brings out something a little bit more tender and vulnerable in a character that otherwise might be as rock hard as you sometimes see the character of Alice.

What’s L.A. like in this Resident Evil?

Wentworth: It’s several years after the apocalyptic change, so it’s both a landscape that you do recognize and that you don’t. If you know Los Angeles, you’ll enjoy seeing what Paul and his crew were able to do to it. It’s funny, on that level, but it’s also pretty frightening.

Are there any specific landmarks that stand out?

Wentworth: Of course, I think the Hollywood sign plays its part, as it should. How could it not?

How was your transition of coming in and being the new guy, amongst a cast and crew that had already been together for awhile?

Wentworth: It was fairly seamless. They’re a great crew to work with and there’s obviously a significant and complex bedrock that Paul and Milla [Jovovich] have created together. Paul built the car, Milla is driving it and the rest of us are riding shotgun. It was just a chance to hop on board and enjoy the breeze in your hair.

Was it intimidating at all to join a franchise like this?

Wentworth: Not really. I was more excited than intimidated because it has this incredible international fan base, and I’ve been lucky enough to gain some fans all around the world, through other projects that I’ve done. So, this presented itself as a great way to stay in touch with those people.
Were you a fan of the films, or had you seen them prior to being cast?
Wentworth: They were on my radar, but I had never seen them. Once I got
cast, I had to educate myself pretty rapidly.

Was there anything in particular that really stood out for you, when you immersed yourself in the background of the franchise?

Wentworth: It’s easy to watch the films and just enjoy them for the spectacle. I watched these movies, knowing that I was going to be playing a very specific character with a very specific agenda. For me, it was more about who Chris Redfield is and how he works in with the movie’s mythology.

Did you have a particular action sequence that you were excited about doing?

Wentworth: Oh, yeah. The tango between Chris, Claire and Wesker (Shawn Roberts), at the end of the movie, which was inspired directly by what you see in the video game, is great. It was very complex to choreograph. The cameras could see everything, so it challenged us to step up our game, in terms of selling these sequences to the audience.

Would you be interested in doing another gamer film?

Wentworth: Absolutely. My first gig in the business was a guest star on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I’m neck deep in sci-fi. It’s been a very good genre to me.

Are you a fan of the horror genre?

Wentworth: Absolutely. I tend toward the more “classic” horror films, like Carrie, The Shining or Rosemary’s Baby, but I definitely love a little gore.

What’s next for you? Are you working on anything now?

Wentworth: I am working on a couple of writing gigs, actually.

Are you interested in doing more work behind the camera then?

Wentworth: I think I would be interested in exploring as many facets of the business as possible. As an actor, it’s been a tremendously satisfying road, but there’s only so much control you have over the story that you’re trying to tell. If you step into the writer’s shoes, the director’s shoes or somehow work your way into the editing room, you can actually affect the finished product in a much more definite way, so I find that very appealing.

What are the writing projects you’re working on?

Wentworth: There are two scripts. One is called Stoker and the other script is a prequel called Uncle Charlie. Right now, there are some amazing names being tossed around and a lot of incredibly talented people taking an interest, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that both get off the ground.

What is Stoker about?

Wentworth: It’s not easy to describe. It’s a horror film, a family drama and a psychological thriller, all wrapped up in one. The jumping off point is actually Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt. So, that’s where we begin, and then we take it in a very, very different direction.

You’re referencing Bram Stoker?

Wentworth: Yeah. I chose the name because it came front-loaded with obvious gothic connotations. It’s not about vampires. It was never meant to be about vampires. But, it is a horror story. A stoker is one who stokes, which also ties in nicely with the narrative.

Has there been any talk of any future Prison Break movies?

Wentworth: Not that I’ve heard. I feel as though we told the story we intended to tell. That’s something that’s very rare in television, that you’re allowed closure, and we were.

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Sad news for Prison Break fans. It looks like there is some new stuff in this interview.

Anne

INT. PARLOR -- DAY
The Photographer carries his big case as they come into the parlor. Catherine Miller lies in the bed, the lace-curtained sunlight illuminating her pale features.
She'd be pretty if she weren't DEAD. ~ (pg. 29)

The following is off of TMP FB website. It's an excerpt from TMP script. The photographer of course will be played by Wentworth Miller. It sounds intriguing. Hopefully they are able to raise enough money to get the movie made.

Anne

A week ago or so I posted the interview from MoviesOnline.com. Today I came across an extended full interview which I wanted to post:

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In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich) continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

MoviesOnline sat down at Comic Con with Wentworth Miller to talk about his role in the upcoming “Resident Evil: Afterlife.” The 3D science fiction action horror film is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and is the fourth installment in a series of film adaptations based on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil. Wentworth plays Chris Redfield, Claire's (Ali Larter) older brother, who is working with an unnamed military organization combating the infected. Chris and his unit were using a Los Angeles prison as a base of operations until it was overrun and he was imprisoned.

Wentworth talked to us about what it’s like to be a writer trapped in an actor’s body, how four years of stunt work and choreography on “Prison Break” prepared him for his role in “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” and how he goes with what inspires him when it comes to choosing roles whether it’s in film, television or theater. He also updated us on his upcoming projects. Here’s what he had to tell us about

MoviesOnline: I think I read somewhere you were recently described as a writer trapped in an actor’s body. Is that a fair assessment of how you see yourself?

Wentworth Miller: I’d like to believe that there’s lots of things I could do, lots of different things I could do in this business. The temptation is certainly strong. Acting’s been great, but there’s only so much control you have over the story you’re a part of. So the temptation is there, to explore other capacities if you’re allowed to, if you got the opportunity and the timing.

MoviesOnline: But you sent your scripts out under a pseudonym?

Wentworth Miller: I did. That wasn’t about protecting my identity so much as I felt it was important for the scripts to sink or swim on their own. I just thought that seeing my name on the cover might create static of some kind; maybe positive, maybe negative, but it just wasn’t something that I wanted to factor into the equation. I wanted them to stand on their own two feet or go back in the drawer.

MoviesOnline: And you have Stoker, but you also wrote a prequel to it?

Wentworth Miller: There’s a prequel called Uncle Charlie.

MoviesOnline: Is that a tip of the hat to Shadow of a Doubt?

Wentworth Miller: Absolutely. There’s a leaping off point in Stoker that was directly inspired by Shadow of a Doubt, so there’s a character named Uncle Charlie, and the prequel is called Uncle Charlie, so that’s our tip of the hat.

MoviesOnline: Did you have any special training for this movie?

Wentworth Miller: You know what, I got my training on Prison Break. It was four years of stunt work and choreography and all of that came into play very specifically with Resident Evil.

MoviesOnline: Whenever we talked to you during Prison Break you were actually saying you didn’t want to do movies at the same time. So now with your first movie after Prison Break, how carefully did you choose what was coming your way and why did you pick this?

Wentworth Miller: Well, the first thing I did after Prison Break was actually an episode of Law and Order, which was a show I want to be a part of in some small way. I think that was a pretty clear indication of where my head was at as far as – there’s a certain well-worn narrative in this industry about a TV actor who wraps up a series that put him on the map, and now it’s time to throw your hat into the feature film ring. I don’t subscribe to that narrative, it’s not my story. For me, a role is a role is a role, and whether that’s TV, film or theater, I just have to go with what inspires me.

MoviesOnline: So are you a gamer at all?

Wentworth Miller: I am not. My family put an emphasis on education so it was all about homework. There wasn’t much time for comic books or video games, so this is kind of my chance to have a second childhood. It’s like a do-over.

MoviesOnline: Did you get a crash course in the series? Like for Resident Evil, the games, or the other films?

Wentworth Miller: I did. I had to do my homework. I was aware of the series and I remember specifically the trailer for the third movie with that shot over Vegas, and it’s buried in the sand, it was very iconic and arresting. I asked the producers to put together a montage of significant sequences from the video game that explained or spoke to my character’s history or mythology. That was part of my research.

MoviesOnline: How was it, working with all the kick-ass women on this film? Were you able to keep up with the gun-wielding?

Wentworth Miller: Yeah, she’s pretty bad-ass, and she slips into this part like a second skin at this point. I enjoy being part of something that is inherently female-driven. I come from a show that was about – let’s throw a bunch of alpha males in a box and shake it, see who comes out on top – so this was a nice change, definitely.

MoviesOnline: How different is your character from the video game to the movie? Doesn’t the character have biceps the size of his head in the video game?

Wentworth Miller: Oh yeah, that’s the first difference. In preparing for the role, I felt the need to respect what was already out there, in terms of the video game mythology, and I did my research online, going to fan sites and blogs to find out what the conversation was about this character, what the expectations might be. But then I had to balance that with who I am as an actor, and what I inherently bring to the table, and who is the Chris Redfield that Paul W.S. Anderson establishes in this movie. He’s very specific to the feature film interpretation of Resident Evil, rather than the video game. It was a question of balancing all three influences, and I’d like to think that I did my best.

MoviesOnline: So when you did your research on fan sites and blogs, were they also reacting to your casting as well?

Wentworth Miller: I didn’t read those reactions. I felt like I already knew what they were going to be. I imagine that the reception is going to be across the board, it’s only natural, and people become attached to a certain story or a certain character. They invest deeply, so they care when they finally see that character up on screen. They’re going to have opinions, and that’s to be expected.

MoviesOnline: Ali was telling us about some of the mishaps with the 3D cameras either freezing or steaming or having to be precise and do things a different way. Were you adaptive to that? Have you done a TV series where so much is quick and on the fly?

Wentworth Miller: Well, the pace felt decadent, to be honest. On Prison Break we’d hammer out five pages in a day, and on this movie we spent two days on one page. It definitely felt like a lot of time and attention was being taken, especially with the new technology, I think the cast and crew were trying to wrap their heads around it on the fly, as quickly as possible. I’m not the kind of actor who geeks out on the technical. I’ve always been more interested in the story we’re telling, as opposed to how it’s being told. So when I show up on set, I’m really just thinking about the story and the character, how I fit into the action, and if I’m not doing something right, something that’s not working with the technology, there’s definitely a team of people who will pull me in place and say, “You need to be standing two feet to your right.”

MoviesOnline: Can you tell us a little bit more about Stoker? I know it has Carey Mulligan and Jodie Foster attached, is there a male lead attached? What is the story about?

Wentworth Miller: I wish I could give you all kinds of details. It’s still in development. I have to say when I hear some of these names, it’s pretty exciting. There’s some incredibly talented people taking an active interest, so I’m very hopeful that it’s going to come together in a powerful way.

MoviesOnline: Are you in it also?

Wentworth Miller: I’m not in it, no.

MoviesOnline: By design?

Wentworth Miller: You know, writing it was probably the most creatively satisfying experience I’ve had, hands down. Just on a personal level, regardless of where these two movies go, or two scripts go. In a way, that was the main event for me, putting pen to paper, or fingertips to keyboard, as it were. As soon as I was done with both scripts, I really just wanted to hand them off to someone else, and say “See ya!” at the premiere, show up, and get my big bucket of popcorn and watch someone else’s interpretation of what I’ve laid out there on the page.

MoviesOnline: Was writing a common experience on the daily TV stuff that you did?

Wentworth Miller: The answer is yes and no. The process is kind of a frenzy for me. The story showed up one day, and the idea had been percolating for a long time. I actually spent four years telling myself that I didn’t know how to write a script, and then four weeks actually sitting down and proving myself wrong. So that was maybe ten or twelve hour days over the course of four weeks. It was a very intense experience, but at the same time there was something calming about it, because it was completely self-generated, which is not an experience I’ve had, working in TV or film. We were waiting for a hundred other people to do their job first, so you get a chance to do yours.

MoviesOnline: What’s the last you’ve heard from the Prison Break gang, Dominic Purcell, and Amaury Nolasco?

Wentworth Miller: It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch with those cats. It was like that intense summer camp experience where we all come together and have this complex moment, and then afterward there’s breathing room. I imagine there will be a reunion of some sort down the road, but for the moment, I think everyone’s just taking a break and looking around and seeing what’s next.

MoviesOnline: Do you have some perspective now, not only on the success of Prison Break, but on the celebrity that comes with it?

Wentworth Miller: Things look different in hindsight. While you’re in it, it’s hard to maintain objectivity, but it was a tremendous learning experience for everyone involved, myself included. The past year has been spent processing that, unpacking that to a degree, and choosing to write, as opposed to jumping right back into another TV series, for example. There’s maybe a way of letting that lie fallow for a bit, so that I could return to it with renewed interest and passion.

MoviesOnline: This isn’t your first video game connection, because they released the first Prison Break video game.

Wentworth Miller: Yeah, I worked with them on my character’s appearance, certainly, and also lent my voice to the narration and the voice-over for the various characters. It’s strange to think of people repeatedly killing me on the small screen, but I’m kind of tickled to be part of it at the same time.

MoviesOnline: Were you ever in touch with the BioShock movie?

Wentworth Miller: That was a rumor that showed up one day and took a while to go away. No connection with that.

Good evening everyone,
I received an email from the fansite who is working with the producers of Mourning Portrait in fundraising of the film and this highlights my concerns on making sure that you donate using your head, not your heart...


We have to point out that there is a small problem that will be settled since next week. The administrators of the movie web site have some difficulties with their Paypal account. We informed them about it yesterday and they thanked us because they had not noticed it. Moreover it was maybe one of the reasons that there was a so few participation. They detected the problem and everything should be settled on Monday, August 2nd during the day. They suggested us to advise all the participants in the operation to wait until Tuesday, August 3rd to resume the donations. You should maybe warn your members.

Thanks again for your participation to the project, the fans of Wentworth represent a real strength which, united, is capable of many things.


... I know that raising money for a potential film Wentworth would be in is fun to think about and great if you wish to do so and think investors would pick up the rest of the tab so that you could get your name on a dvd or possibly be mentioned elsewhere by the producers if the film was to be made, but it's $1.4 million dollars, not $30,000 or something smaller like that which if the rest of the fansites and other 'investors' were to collaborate, could be fundable.

I read Destiny's post which she commented on and I thank you for posting it:

I think the same as you Angela and first I couldn't believe that they are asking the fans to support the film by making a donation. But now I heard they are asking several Fansites to help and even on Facebook you can read about their request. Does that also mean that we would practically pay the actors with our donation? That's just about the limit, because if they really produce the film, then we also have to pay for the theater and the DVD. AND the producers make a fortune investing nothing. I'm sorry that I let my mind wander and my comment therefore became a bit longer than I wanted.

Let your mind wander, my friend.. but yes, we'd be basically paying for everything I believe.. actually some films can cost hundreds of millions to make which the actors get a stipend of but some films only cost half a mil to make and the film can either bomb or succeed depending upon the film quality itself.

I have my own fundraising that I'm doing for kitties and spaying/neutering... there, you don't have to wonder where your money is going. :)

/ Angela

Source: the cinema source

At Comic-Con last weekend, we had the pleasure of sitting down for a one-on-one interview with Wentworth Miller, who’s best known as his role on Fox’s dearly departed Prison break and will soon show up in the latest Resident Evil installment, Afterlife, which will be released in theaters in 3D on September 10.

We’ll be rolling out more of the interview in the coming days, but here’s a taste: the 38 year-old actor says that his role as Michael, which gave him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor In A TV Drama, risked typecasting.

“You’d be amazed how many scripts are involved with the word ‘prison’ involved somehow and I’ve seen them all,” Miller says, “I’ve seen movies where my characters been to prison, going to prison, maybe there’s a tattoo, maybe he makes origami cranes on the side. It’s kind of intense how you can be typecast after four years on television.”

Miller revealed to us why he said yes to doing Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D.

“When I said yes to Resident Evil, there was something very amusing and very wink-wink about the context,” Wentworth says, “I think if you are a Prison Break fan watching this movie, then you’re going to be amused. If not, it’s going to be business as usual.”

We asked Wentworth whether he would be interested in doing genres like romantic comedies.

“Absolutely, I’m interested in exploring other genres if those opportunities present themselves,” Miller replies, “I recently saw Please Give in theaters not too long ago, which is this amazing and well-thought out and ‘small’ movie, which unfortunately does not get nearly as much attention as other big budget extravaganzas that are not worth the price of admission, but definitely something character-driven is where I like to find myself.”

Photo: Comic-Con TCS Interview (1)

Ah, check this out guys:



Yes he really is that nice and courteous to his fans! I experienced it first hand when I met him back in October 2008 at the Paley Center.. everyone in the room got an autograph and photos taken with him and time was not of the essence when it came to making sure everyone who came got a lil time with him. :)

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Photographer Michael Muller for Entertainment Weekly covered several celebrities who were at Comic-Con 2010- one of them being Wentworth! Check out the photo in our gallery!

WM101 GALLERY

Good evening,
I was emailed some information about how the production company behind the film, Mourning Portrait, which Wentworth has signed onto and been very interested in starring in, has fallen into financing issues. In order to help investors see the value of this film, they have asked the fans of Wentworth Miller to donate in return for some goodies. If they do not reach their goal of $1.4 million dollars, they will give back the funds that you invested to them...

On their website they have a chart which details how much you would need to invest for some frames per second and what rewards you would get back in return. The rewards sound great, but I would ask that you donate anything, you think before you do just so you aren't risking beyond your pay earnings. Wentworth Miller 101 is not to be held liable if the film does not go through or rewards are not given. I am just mentioning this to you in an effort to help the production company out but I myself will not be donating given I just don't have the funds to do so... plus, honestly, I am wary of production companies asking fans for money when they have investors who can do so with the right sales pitch. ..especially when the amount is $1.4 million dollars!

In an effort to help them out, I have mentioned this to all of you.

---- DONATE PAGE

---- DEMAND THE SHOWING OF THE FILM IN YOUR AREA

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All the best,
Angela

Source: ShockTilYouDrop.com

Wentworth Miller had never played the Resident Evil games or even watched the Resident Evil movies until he was cast to play Chris Redfield in the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife film, opening in theaters on September 20.

However, Miller told Shock at an Afterlife press event at Comic-Con 2010 that he caught up pretty quickly, especially after he learned just how important Chris Redfield is to the franchise as a whole.

"I wanted to do my research and what the fan expectation might be and respect what was already out there in terms of the mythology," Miller said. "So there was a lot of research online and going to fan sites, so I had to educate myself. [The character] has to make sense as a whole and not as a standalone part. This thing is far down the track and the job I have is to jump on and become a seamless part of this larger whole."

His education also included getting a montage from the producers of the significant events in Redfield's life in the video games that related to the character's personal history and where he came from.

"I was struck by watching how in the early games Chris was bright eyed and bushy tailed he seemed to a degree," Miller said. "Definitely someone that was at the start of a horrific journey. When you meet him in the movie, he is many miles down that road. He is a different person with a different vibe to him. I think there is a lot more edge, a lot more darkness. It is nice to see the balance with the sibling dynamic because Clare's presence brings out a bit more tender and vulnerable that otherwise might be rock hard as the character of Alice."

The Redfield reunion is something that Miller says will bring something new to the table in the franchise, something that will be easily identifiable with the audience.

"The movie has zombies and special effects up the whazzo, it is an amazing fireworks display, but at the same time if you don't care about the characters it doesn't really resonate," he said. "So it was important to flesh out the story and the characters and relationships between the characters to give extra weight to the special effects smorgasbord."

That relationship and the smorgasbord of special effects collide in the tango between Chris, Clare and Wesker toward the end of the movie, which is a scene straight out of one of the Resident Evil video games.

"It was difficult and complex to choreograph because you have three people going at it at the same time but really satisfying to shoot and I hope one of the highlights of the movie," Miller said.

As far as learning about what happened to Chris up until this point in the movie, we may not see much of the background – something many fans have been wondering about given Redfield's important role he plays in the games. "We tell you what we need to know. But most of these characters it is about the present tense and what is around the next corner as opposed to constantly looking over your shoulder. It isn't about long dramatic monologues and characters showing their inner most thoughts. But you do want to layer in a degree of that so when these characters are in jeopardy it actually registers with the audience from the neck down opposed to the neck up."

Source: Movieweb.com

Let me just preface this with- why do interviewers ask the same questions to Wentworth about this movie? "How does your character start..where did he come from.. tell me his origins.." -- These are questions Wentworth only answers with "I can't tell you..." -- it's more or less an answer of - WATCH THE MOVIE WHEN IT COMES OUT! Eek.. anyway.. Can we get some original questions please? :)

Source: Dread Central.com

It’s almost hard to believe it’s been three years since we last saw Milla Jovovich kicking ass in Resident Evil: Extinction, but now fans should get ready for a whole new chapter of Alice’s battles with the Umbrella Corporation and the legions of the undead when Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D hits theaters on September 10th.

For the fourth film, original Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson is back and has a new bag of tricks, including using the same camera rig James Cameron used while filming Avatar, bringing fans the most state of the art 3D horror experiences they will ever have.

Dread Central had the opportunity to chat with Anderson, as well as Afterlife stars Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller, during the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con to get the skinny on what they have in store for fans for the latest Resident Evil project.

Anderson, who also wrote the script for Afterlife, spoke about where he drew the storyline for the upcoming flick. “I loved the new Resident Evil 5 game. I thought it had great game play and a really cool storyline with amazing creatures and environments as well as some pretty kickass fight sequences. We basically used all of those things as our inspiration for the story for Resident Evil: Afterlife.”

“In terms of the movies being influenced by the games, this installment has more of a feel of the games than any of the other films. We have the executioner, the dogs with all their mutations, the big boat location, we have Wesker and even incorporated the huge fight sequence from the game into the movie. I really think fans of the game will be happy and those who aren’t as familiar with the games will still really dig everything that’s happening on the big screen,” Anderson added.

It may have been the fans that were Anderson’s inspiration behind bringing the character Chris Redfield into the franchise finally. Miller, whose best known for his high-octane work on the Fox series "Prison Break", spoke to Dread Central on how he balanced his performance alongside fan expectations.

“I definitely did my research to see what fans wanted to see in the character Chris Redfield,” said Miller. “For my performance, I wanted to bring to the table what I could as an actor but also honor what Paul has created in the world of Resident Evil too. My Chris has to make sense within the context of the game mythology as well so it was a bit of a juggling act to balance all three sides of that equation. I did my best to have fun but also be loyal to the project.”

Larter, whose character Claire Redfield debuted in Resident Evil: Extinction, discussed how excited she was when she heard she’d be back for Afterlife.

“It was about two years ago that Milla told me Paul was writing a new Resident Evil and that he was writing Claire into the script,” explained Larter. "It’s really cool to me that fans have embraced Claire Redfield in the franchise and wanted to see more of her. What’s also really fun about working on the Resident Evil movies now is that Milla and I work together so well, so now that Paul was back for this one, it truly felt like a family affair.”

“Paul is really the heart and soul of this franchise so to have someone who knows the ins and outs of the Resident Evil mythology behind the camera really adds something to this film,” Larter added.

Additional photos became available of Wentworth at yesterday's Comic-Con event with the cast of Resident Evil 4!

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Just a quick note about photos: I have posted the photos that I have posted from the event because if I were to post as many as there are available, I'd be held as a copy-catter of another website which went to the great lengths of obtaining all her photos and tagging them. I will not retag photos (except for those I modified that were off of Just Jared's site-which is the exception) and redownload and upload photos that will have another site's address on them. I say this in case you say "why do you only have 32 photos and not the 57 that another site posted"-- then you know why.. I obtained my photos without having to take from another's and copycat their work.

/ angela

Source: Youtube

Source: Fandango.com



Thank you Fandango for being on the floor covering Comic-Con while some of us could not be there to attend it ourselves.

All the best my lovely Wentworthies,
Angela

Sorce: movies.ign.com

Alice, Chris and Claire Redfield and Jill Valentine took over Comic-Con with footage from Resident Evil: Afterlife. Yes, it was in 3D. And yes, it was bloody scrumtralescent.

The fourth time's the charm apparently, as Afterlife promises that fans of the videogame will be happier with the new movie sticking closer to its videogame console origins. Afterlife seems to be taking a page from RE5 and RE4 in terms of importing fan-favorite zombies into the new movie.

Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller brought some 3D goodness with them to Hall H. But less reading, more, er, reading about the footage we saw!

The clip featured Alice and Claire in a very, very slow-mo fight with The Executioner. He carries a warhammer, battle ax thing with a meat tenderizer on the end of it, for those three of you who haven't played the games.

After he drags his hammer through a deserted city, the Executioner appears in the bathroom that Alice and Claire are taking refuge in. Alice gets first crack at the stack of murderousness, and he quickly dispatches her with some blunt-force trauma.

Then it's Claire's turn, and she manages to have better luck - until Executioner gets all swing happy and takes his ax to several pipes, sending water raining down everywhere in glorious 3D. Claire loses her gun and to get it back, she slides very action hero-y along the wet floor, gets her gun, unloads into the Executioner, and slides under him to celebrate her victory.

But the victory celebration is over quickly as Executioner survives the gunshot and lobs his weapon at Alice and Claire - they duck just in time. Alice takes aim with her double-barrel shotgun and turns the Executioner's head into a bloody pulp. And yes, brains splatter the lens in bloody 3D.

Fans of the gaming franchise will not be disappointed.

Director Anderson teased that, in the movie, another key character from the game series makes an appearance in the movie, in a fight versus Alice, a fight that borrows heavily from a moment in RE5.

RE addicts can get their Jovovich fix September 10, when Afterlife infects theatres everywhere.

Sounds like it's going to be interesting to see. Either way a lot of work has gone into making this movie so a huge shout out to all the people involved is well deserved.

Anne

Source: Zap2it.com

Wentworth Miller has been leading a double life -- one of Hollywood's hottest leading men by day, secret screenwriter "Ted Foulke" by night. His two movie scripts, "Stoker" and its prequel "Uncle Charlie," are already garnering some big-name attention, reports Deadline.

Movieline caught up with Miller at Comic-Con to talk about the scripts and his use of a Ted Foulke pseudonym.

"That wasn't about protecting my identity -- I just wanted the scripts to sink or swim on their own," says Miller.

While Jodie Foster and Carey Mulligan are already attached to "Stoker," the story of a teenage girl whose mysterious uncle shows up upon her father's death, so far mum's the word on the male lead. "I have to say that when I hear some of these names, it's pretty exciting. There's incredibly talented people taking an active interest, so I'm very hopeful that it's going to come together in a powerful way," adds Miller.

Miller also says that writing the scripts was "probably the most creatively satisfying experience I've had, hands down, on a personal level." For more details on Miller's movies' Alfred Hitchcock connection and his role in the new "Resident Evil" movie, read the whole interview at Movieline.

Anne

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Source: Movieline.com

Wentworth Miller spent all four years of his stint on Prison Break convincing himself he wasn’t a writer, but after the show wrapped, he spent four weeks writing the script Stoker — a drama about a young girl and her mysterious, potentially murderous uncle — and managed to attach A-list talent like Jodie Foster and Carey Mulligan. At Comic-Con, he told Movieline how it happened (and which Alfred Hitchcock movie Stoker is an homage to).

Now, you sent these scripts out under a pseudonym, right?
I did, I did. That wasn’t about protecting my identity — I just wanted the scripts to sink or swim on their own. I thought seeing my name on the cover might create static of some kind, maybe positive, maybe negative, but it just wasn’t something I wanted to factor into the equation. I wanted them to stand on their own two feet.

So you’ve got Stoker, but you’ve also written a prequel to it?
There’s a prequel called Uncle Charlie.

Is that a tip of a hat to Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt?
Absolutely. There’s a leaping-off point in Stoker that was directly inspired by Shadow of a Doubt. Also, the character name is Uncle Charlie and the prequel’s called Uncle Charlie, so that’s a tip of the hat.

I know Jodie Foster and Carey Mulligan are attached, but is there a male lead attached?
You know, I wish I could give you all kinds of details. It’s still in development. I have to say that when I hear some of these names, it’s pretty exciting. There’s incredibly talented people taking an active interest, so I’m very hopeful that it’s going to come together in a powerful way.

You won’t be acting in the film. Was that by design?
You know, writing it was probably the most creatively satisfying experience I’ve had, hands down, on a personal level. Regardless of where these two scripts go, in a way, it was the main event for me to be putting pen to paper, or fingertips to keyboard, as it were. As soon as I was done with both scripts, I really just wanted to hand them off to someone else and say, “See you at the premiere,” then show up and get my big bucket of popcorn and watch someone else’s interpretation of what I’ve laid out on the page.

You play Chris Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife. How different is your movie character from the one in the video game? Doesn’t the video game Chris have biceps the size of his head?
[Laughs] Well, yeah, that’s the first difference. You know, in preparing for the role, I felt the need to respect what was already out there, in terms of the video game anthology. I did my research online on websites and blogs to find out what the conversation was about this character and what the expectations might be, but then I had to balance that with who I am as an actor and inherently bring to the table. And, who is the Chris Redfield that Paul [W.S. Anderson, the director] established in this movie? it’s very specific to the film adaptation of Resident Evil, rather than the video game. I’d like to think I did my best.

When you went to those sites to look at reaction to the character, were you also reading reactions to you being cast as the character?
I didn’t read those reactions. I felt like I already knew what they were gonna be. I imagine that the reception will be across the board, and that’s only natural when you’re invested in a story or a certain character. [The fans] invest deeply, so they care when they finally see that character onscreen. They have opinions, and that’s to be expected.

There was a rumor at one point that you were attached to Gore Verbinski’s adaptation of another video game, Bioshock…
That was a rumor that showed up one day and took a while to go away. Yeah, no connection to that.

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Source: Pittsburgh Gazette


Huge hand for Wentworth Miller, who still has his Prison Break lack of hair.

He's the new kid on the block, and he did a lot of training to get ready. We're about to see his big fight scene. Mila Jovovich says "it's sick."

It's very true to the video game's look and violence, and the 3D is the most in your face I've seen yet.

The person asking a question now is dressed as a Dalek. Director Paul W.S. Anderson says he's freaked out by Daleks.

I read that Ali Larter is pregnant; can't tell. Oops, never mind. Milla annouced it and now Larter is standing, and showing. Larter is blonde again (brunette in the film). She and Milla are having a great time; Wentworth is deferring to the ladies but talked a lot about developing his character, Chris Redfield, from the character in the game.

Asked if he played Resident Evil growning up, he said no, his parents believed in homework, but he's catching up now.

We're told there will be an army of Alices (Jovavich's character) in the movie.

I have seen pictures of Milla and Ali (they both look great), but none of Went. Apparently he's back to the shaved head for those of you who were wondering about his hair. I thought Went was just being lazy. I hope they post a picture of Went as well. By the way Ali Larter is pregnant. Congratulations to her.

Anne

Source: Collider.com

Fans of the Resident Evil franchise are sure to get three times what they love as the fourth film in the series, Resident Evil: Afterlife, was shot in 3D and presented as such at its San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday. Producer, director and writer Paul W.S. Anderson brought his wife and star Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, and Resident Evil newcomer Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) along with him to present footage and answer questions. Hit the jump for more.

The Afterlife panel started with the world premiere of the trailer in 3D. It seems to pick off pretty much right where the third film left off as we see our heroes trying to take down the Umbrella Corporation in various different locations. A lot of the images and characters were obviously lifted from some of the newer games and the footage looked very much in line with the series… just in 3D.

Anderson said that James Cameron showed him a huge chunk of Avatar last year and that inspired him to take Resident Evil into the 3rd dimension. He used the same cameras.

They talked about how it was special that all the films used the same cast and crew throughout and it made for a great work environment. Larter referred to Anderson and Jovovich as the parents of Resident Evil.
Miller said it was daunting to join such a tight-knit group but he was excited to be playing an iconic character in Chris Redfield.

Anderson said that when they decided to shoot in 3D it changed everything. He blocked the movie different, wrote it different, composed shots in new ways and more. He feels that 3D is totally the future, the “benchmark” and it will become the new standard.

They then showed a full fight scene featuring the Executioner from Resident Evil 5. Basically it was a whole bunch of slow-mo guns, kicks, flips and more in a bathroom with broken pipes, which meant water. Many of the effects didn’t quite look finished but the Executioner character looked awesome.
Then it was back to questions.

Jovovich destroyed a $100,000 camera because Anderson told her to swing the shotgun towards the lens.

There WILL be an Army of Alices in the movie.

Anderson decided direct again because of the 3D and because this movie was more “globe trotting.”

After going away from the video games for the last movie, Anderson incorporated a lot of elements from Resident Evil 5 into this one because he had just played it. The undead dogs are back, some of the fight choreography and a few other characters make there way into the movie.
Miller hadn’t played the game before getting the role but when he did, he did extensive research including reading up on the character online, watching all the cut scenes from the video game and more.

No word on if Jill Valentine is back or not, but Leon Kennedy would be a strong candidate to be star in the fifth movie, if there was one. No plans yet though.

3D changed how many of the fight scenes were shot because no one could pull punches, they actually had to hit each other.

And with that, the panel was over. I’m not a huge Resident Evil fan (the movie, I mean, the games are awesome) but people obviously love these movies and I think those people will certainly enjoy this one.

Resident Evil: Afterlife hits 3D theaters on September 10th.

Anne

When Shock Till You Drop spoke to Paul W.S. Anderson at Comic-Con a year ago, and broke the news to us that he'd be helming Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D, he hinted that the fourth entry would kick off a new trilogy. Later, we caught up to Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt on set and they remained hopeful that a fifth film was possible.

Do those plans still hold? Shock interviewed Anderson this afternoon, in anticipation of the big Resident Evil: Afterlife Comic-Con panel, and the director told us:

"We always take it one movie at a time. We put so much effort into them and it is a family affair. It is all about making the best possible movie now and then promoting well and getting it out there. Making sure it is seen in the right way. When the dust settles then you think about something else. For us, it is not a business, it is a passion. You don't want to start talking about the next baby until you make sure this one is okay."

Not exactly a "yes" or a "no." We'll see how Afterlife fares at the box office. As for Castlevania, a project Anderson has been involved with for some time, he says he is not involved in that anymore.

Anne