Last month, while conveying Bloody Disgusting’s reports that Milla Jovovich and Paul W. S. Anderson were officially locked in for Resident Evil: Retribution, we also paid lip-service to the travesty rumours indicating that Sienna Guillory’s (Apocalypse’s Jill Valentine) involvement was a little less certain.
We were, you might say, more than a little miffed. Why, we asked, why bring back an actress for a passing pre-credits cameo in last year’s Resident Evil: Afterlife if you were planning to re-cast her role for the sequel?
As it happens, however, it looks as though Screen Gems have come to their senses and cast Guillory in the role anyway, with Jovovich tweeting the news earlier today (via Bloody Disgusting):
i can’t reply right now, but wanted 2 let u all know that Sienna Guillory @guillorybe closed her deal on the new RE movie! we r so excited!!
For everyone who’s not Jovovich’s English teacher, this is great news. With the cast suddenly full of characters you wouldn’t be crazy to care about, this franchise finally looks set to blow any guilt out of its inherent pleasure. I do believe the word is “squeeeeee…!”
Resident Evil: Retribution, about to start filming in Toronto, Japan and the Russia, is currently slated for a September release, 2012.
