Last November, I got to visit the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife when the movie was filming in Toronto. I was there with a few other online journalists and we got to watch some filming and also interview the entire cast working that day. Overall it was a great set visit and you can read my report here. Anyway, late in the day we got to sit down with Ali Larter and during the interview we talked about how her character Claire has changed since the last film, filming in 3D, working with the rest of the cast, how she trained, and a lot more. Hit the jump to read or listen to what Ali Larter had to say:
Question: What are some of your more physically challenging scenes in this film and how did you handle them?
Larter: The tunnels is definitely one of them. I think Paul, one of his fantasies was getting us as dirty as humanly possible and putting us in the worst situation ever. So that was a bit of a, it definitely pushed us to our limits. But at the time time, it’s exciting because this movie is his vision and we’re really excited to be a part of that. Whatever he wants, we’re here as the players in his game.
How has your character changed from the last film?
Larter: When the film opens, you’ll see that Claire has only made it through by her own survival instincts. That’s an interesting way of bringing her into this film. You’re also going to see her reunite with her brother and, I think that one of the great things about that is, within specially a Sci-Fi movie, to be able to bring the depth and dimension of a human relationship is very important. I think that, little glimpses of it… This isn’t some weepy, weepy reunion. The way that Paul has come up with us to meet up is actually a really great sequence. But I think that it brings a human element to it and a way that you can relate to these characters. You invest on their journey. I think that’s a great new dimension that’s in this film.
What’s your dynamic with Milla?
Larter: It actually flips a bit because she takes the place of taking care of me for a little while while there is some stuff that I’m going through. By the end though what you see is that these girls have each other’s back, period. They’re survivors and they’re not… You know one of the things that I love about these movies also is that there’s room for two strong, powerful women. There doesn’t have to be any bitchiness, there doesn’t have to be any cat fights. It’s just, these women are going to survive and, whether it be a man or a woman, it just happens to be two women. And you kind of see them, that they have a couple moments where it’s like, what they’ve gone through with the apocalypse of the world and the pain of it, it gets recognized a little bit in this movie and that’s important. You can’t just be kicking ass and have the world coming to an end and not take a breath sometimes and not have a moment with the gravity of what’s happening with these people.
Read the rest of the interview here.
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