Six years after launching the first
Resident Evil movie, having passed off the franchise s next two sequels to other filmmakers, director Paul W.S. Anderson found a new videogame he would end up turning into another massive popcorn blockbuster. That was
Monster Hunter, a fantasy action-adventure title originated in Japan about a lone Hunter traveling across vast landscapes to take down gargantuan creatures, using their bones and carcasses to craft new indestructible weapons and armor. As of September of this year, the
Monster Hunter franchise has grown to stand beside
Resident Evil as one of Capcom s most lucrative gaming titles with 65 million units sold. It was one of Capcom s crown jewels, Anderson tells EW, so they required quite a lot of persuading to allow us to work on the movie.
Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa star in a scene from the movie Monster Hunter. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Coco Van Oppens, Constantin Film)
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NEW YORK (CNS) Don t wait for any explanations while viewing the video game adaptation Monster Hunter (Screen Gems) because none will be forthcoming.
Director Paul W.S. Anderson, who also wrote the screenplay, has constructed a film made up almost entirely of action sequences untrammeled by exposition.