Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Role: Artemis
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson, Kaname Fujioka
Runtime: 1h 43m
Released: 2020

Synopsis

While on a peril-laden mission to track a missing team of soldiers, hard-as-nails U.S. Army Ranger Captain Natalie Artemis and her elite brothers-in-arms find themselves transported to an alternate universe. There, trapped in a barren desert-world rife with formidable adversaries and subterranean sand-dwelling beasts, for the first time, Captain Artemis and her squad are shocked to discover that their otherwise destructive military weapons are now entirely inadequate to take down the enemy. But, unexpectedly, in their desperate battle for survival, the team stumbles upon a mysterious local huntsman whose superior combat skills allow him to stay one step ahead of the mighty creatures. Is there an escape from the prison realm? Above all, what does it take to become a fearless monster hunter?

Awards

Visual Effects Society Awards -> 2021 Nominee VES Award
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Seattle Film Critics Society -> 2021 Nominee SFCS Award
Best Action Choreography

Filming

– Constantin Film produced the film, having planned to start production in late 2017 or early 2018, but later confirmed during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival that production would begin in September 2018 in and around Cape Town and South Africa, with an estimated US$60 million budget. Some scenes were shot in Namibia, like Spitzkoppe and Sesriem canyon. Special effects studio Mr. X VFX, which worked on the Resident Evil films, were also involved in the production.
– Principal photography began on October 5, 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa. Milla Jovovich announced on Instagram that principal photography was completed on December 19, 2018.

Information

In November 2020, Paul W. S. Anderson talked about a possible sequel saying “There are hundreds of monsters [in the game]. I can only use five or six of them in the movie. So it’s a big, fun world that I think we’ve only just started to scratch the surface of.” Milla Jovovich added to the discussion saying “Definitely, we would love to make another one. Hopefully, people are going to love it because I know Paul [W. S. Anderson] would love to make a sequel. I mean, he’s already writing something.”

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