Afterlife hits theaters September 10, 2010. Women kicking more undead ass?
The audience (this GeekGirl included) roared when Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, and director Paul W.S. Anderson entered. I was impressed by their genuine excitement to be premiering the trailer to fans. I was already excited when I thought Ali Larter was going to be the only one there, but I definitely went full-fangirl for Jovovich. I mean, this is Leeloo we’re talking about. LEELOO.
The stars stepped aside as the lights dimmed and we donned 3D glasses.
The trailer starts by following a biplane passing over different remnants of destruction. Alice (Jovovich’s character) narrates, saying “Five years ago, a virus escaped…” The plane passes over a destroyed Hollywood sign and the rubble that was once Los Angeles. It cuts to scenes of Claire (played by Larter) and Alice fighting, and we immediately see that this new movie will look completely different than its predecessor, Extinction.
Gone are the earthy tones, the gritty desert landscape. Claire and Alice are seen in skintight vinyl catsuits contrasted against gleaming white floors and crashing through glass, fighting men in suits, trenchcoats, and shades. Very Matrix-y. It seems that they’ve made it to one of the underground hives alluded to in the last film.
The ever-delicious Wentworth Miller, known for his role as the tattooed Michael Scofield on Prison Break, joins the cast as Claire’s brother Chris, and is shown in a few quick shots.
The 3D actually added to the trailer for me, although some shots were a little much, like when Alice throws shuriken right at the camera. I was pretty impressed by their use of Real 3D (which director Anderson was keen to point out, versus post-formatted to 3D like Alice in Wonderland).
Afterward, Jovovich, Larter, and Anderson answered questions. Milla stated that she first was interested in the project because it was her “brother’s favorite video game” and that everyone who worked on the project were “real fans of the game.”
Larter gushed about working with Jovovich again, stating that “There aren’t a lot of women who can kick ass like her.”
As they played the trailer a second time, I ran out of the theater and stopped director Paul W.S. Anderson in his tracks. I asked him what excited him about Afterlife. He was very enthusiastic about using the same exact technology that James Cameron developed for Avatar, and that Afterlife is “by far the biggest film of the series. We went to five different continents to film this movie.”
I asked about the trailer heavily featuring Alice and Claire “kicking ass,” and he laughed and stated “You’ll see that and even more as Chris joins the team.”
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