Milla Jovovich is now set to star in a new action-thriller called Protector. Jovovich is an actor best known for playing the lead role of Alice in the Resident Evil series. Over the course of the series, Jovovich appeared in six Resident Evil movies. In addition to these films, Jovovich is known for roles in movies such as The Fifth Element and The Fourth Kind. Her most recent work includes a part in the 2024 sci-fi thriller Breather, which focuses on a mother and daughter who struggle to survive in a world with oxygen.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Jovovich is now set to star in a new thriller called Protector. The movie is described as “Taken-esque“ and will be directed by Adrian Grünberg. The script is written by Bong-Seeb Mun, and production on the project is set to begin this coming winter, in New Mexico. In addition to the announcement of the film’s development, the logline for the script was also announced. It involves Jovovich playing Nikki, a woman who wakes up to discover that her daughter, Chloe, has been kidnapped. Check out the full logline below:
[Jovovich plays] Nikki, a former war hero who believed she had left her violent past behind to raise her daughter, Chloe, in peace. When she wakes up in an abandoned factory and learns that Chloe has been kidnapped, Nikki has navigate the city’s criminal underworld, pursued by both the cops and the military, to get her daughter back.
What Protector Means For Milla Jovovich’s Career
The Film Will Help The Actor’s Career Momentum
While Jovovich has acted in numerous projects throughout her career, Protector could be an especially big deal for the actor. Though she was very active with the Resident Evil franchise for quite a while, Jovovich’s career has been slow in recent years. In fact, there was a four-year gap between her thriller this year, Breathe, and her previous project, Monster Hunter, which came out in 2020. Protector will give the actor a good chance to get back to playing a leading role in the way she has so proved herself capable.
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Protector is also not the only movie that the actor has on her slate. She is also set to star alongside Dave Bautista in the Paul W.S. Anderson action-adventure film In the Lost Lands, which is in post-production and will likely be her next project to hit theaters. She also has other action films lined up, including Midnight, World-Breaker, and Twilight of the Dead. Eight years may have passed since her most recent Resident Evil film, but Protector and this busy lineup suggest Jovovich’s career is in for a renaissance.
Our Take On Protector
The Plot Looks To Be An Interesting Spin On Taken
It is no surprise that Protector‘s likeness to Taken has been stated, as the film’s plot does sound quite similar to the Liam Neeson series. Despite their overlapping content, however, it will be interesting to see how Protector and Taken handle their main plots differently, especially with a gender-swapped protagonist role. Remaking classic action films with female leads has been a historically flawed practice, but because Protector is not actually a direct Taken reimagining, it could be a successful way to stray from genre convention.
Source: THR