Milla Jovovichis returning to the action genre once more. She’s set to star in the newTaken-style action thrillerProtector.The Hollywood Reporterhas the news that the film is set to shoot in New Mexico this winter.
Protectorwill star Jovovich as Nikki, a war hero with a particular set of skills who thinks she’s left her violent ways in the past as she raises her daughter, Chloe. Unfortunately for her, she awakens one day in an abandoned factory and finds that Chloe has been kidnapped. She’ll have to call upon all her skills as she navigates the city’s criminal underworld to find her daughter and get revenge on her captors - even as she evades the police and the military. The film is set to be directed by action veteranAdrian Grünberg(Get the Gringo,Rambo: Last Blood), and will be shopped to distributors at the American Film Market.
What other Action Movies Has Milla Jovovich Been In?
Jovovich has become one of the most prolific female action stars in Hollywood history. Her first action role came in 1997’s sci-fi hitThe Fifth Element; she followed that up by playing an action-oriented incarnation of the iconic French heroine inThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. However, her action career truly took off when she starred as the amnesiac Alice in 2004’s video-game-inspiredResident Evil. She went on to reprise the role in five sequels, many of them directed by husbandPaul W.S. Anderson. Other action roles includeUltraviolet,The Three Musketeers,Monster Hunter, and 2019’sHellboyreboot. Most recently, she starred inBreathe, a dystopian thriller set on an Earth where oxygen has become a precious resource. She has a number of upcoming action roles in the works, includingIn the Lost Lands, a fantasy adventure adaptation of aGeorge R.R. Martinshort story;Midnight, withAlexandra ShippandRosario Dawson; andWorld Breaker, a science-fiction thriller withLuke Evans.
Bong-Seeb Munwill write the film’s script; he will also produce the film withKenneth KimandBang-Ok Joofor Aanaxion Studio, as willArianne FraserandDelphine Perrierfor Highland Film Group. Martial artist and stuntmanHo-Sung Pak(Olympus Has Fallen,Bullet Train) will produce and also serve as stunt coordinator.
Protectorwill film this winter, and will be shopped at the American Film Market;no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
