“”UltraViolet’s” Milla Jovovich Reveals Her Kick Butt, Sword & Martial Arts Techniques!”
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright February 28, 2006
In our Monday, February 13, 2006 article, “”UltraViolet Kicks Butt! Watch Coming Attractions Movie Trailer, Play Video Game, Downloads, News, & More!”, we gave you an advance look at the new Science Fiction flick, “UltraViolet” premiering in theaters, nationwide, March 3, 2006!!!!.....and its star, actress, Milla Jovovich!
Well, Jovovich just spent the last few days giving an in depth, inside look at her lengthy, hard core training and techniques for both her VERY capable brandishing of a sword (and damn well knowing how to use it against villains!), and her kick ass martial arts stunts, in various, in depth interviews, which we highlight the juiciest details of, JUST FOR YOU BELOW!!!!
One of our favorite actresses, especially in the science fiction/fantasy realm, the gorgeous, sparkling, Milla Jovovich, is back, as Violet, the bad ass martial arts Super Hero in “UltraViolet”. In case you missed it the first time, we bring you the OFFICIAL, coming attractions movie trailer, and MUCH more, courtesy of the “UltraViolet” OFFICIAL WEBSITE!!!!
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ultraviolet/
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Zap2it.com tells us that Jovovich trained under the guidance of Stunt Coordinator and Fight Choreographer, Mike Smith and his team at a gym in Van Nuys, California.
Jovovich learned many styles of international martial arts, including jujitsu, akido, and eskrima, a Filipino stick fighting style.
Jovovich also spent some six months learning Wushu, the “Chinese discipline of martial arts that emphasizes speed, force, and an aesthetically fluid style” from seven time Wushu National champion, Ming Liu, who is a member of Smith’s team.
Jovovich tells MTV.com that, (In Wushu), “You do a lot of sword spinning, a lot of tricks with the sword. All these fluid, floral people usually get knocked down because it’s such a visual fighting style. It was very challenging because I never had to be a dancer when I fought (in her other martial arts filled movies), and in this situation, I had to have the fluidity of a dancer, but the toughness of a street fighter.”
Jovovich also increased her strength, agility, balance, and stamina from Wushu for the film’s many roof top scenes.
Youlia Galenko, one of Smith’s team, tells Zap2it.com that, “I taught Milla how to work with the swords, because rhythmic gymnastics is all about working with apparatus, tossing it, and different elements”, (to create different movements such as) “illusion”. This technique involves, “with one foot firmly planted, she (Milla) swings the other leg back and up, inverts herself, and then completes the circle to catch a sword she has tossed in the air.”
Milla’s overall training didn’t so much focus on learning the art of self defense, but instead, on learning very fluid, “dance inspired rhythmic gymnastics” which make her character Violet move with cat like stealth, grace, precision, and powerful yet effortless looking form.
Smith tells Zap2it.com that “When she’s surrounded, the concept behind the fight is that she’s so in tune, to what’s going on around her, she’s able to anticipate the movement, and through the beautiful Wushu or rhythmic movements, she avoids the bullets.” (of the MANY guns fired at our heroine in the film!)
Smith and his team of stunt choreographers tell Zap2it.com that they even tip their hat to Jovovich, in that her adeptness and form were so superb, that some of Jovovich’s own stunt teachers suffered a few flesh wounds at the hands of their pupil, who is now very much the MASTER!
In her interviews/clips movie trailers for “UltraViolet”, broadcast on the FX Cable TV Network, Sunday 2/26/2006, Jovovich also says that she simply ADORES her red and black leather catsuits that serve as Violet’s wardrobe for the film and that the idea for them, actually came from Milla being inspired by pop stars and wanting to look and feel like one! We say, Rock & Roll, to that, Milla!
Jovovich, who has become one of the Ultra queens of female Super Heroes, taking out villains and saving the world, in such science fiction, action blockbusters as “The Fifth Element” (which we simply ADORE!), “Resident Evil”, and it’s sequel, “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”, tells MTV.com that Alice, Milla’s character from the “Resident Evil” films, (for which Jovovich is already about to start production on “Resident Evil 3”), would most likely win in a fight to the finish with Violet, saying, “Both of them are really tough and really cool. Violet could definitely outmaneuver Alice any day. You wouldn’t be able to catch Violet….(but) Alice probably, if she caught Violet, could just pummel her.”
In “UltraViolet”, Jovovich’s stunning, Violet, is a sword wielding, gun blasting, motorcycle riding, leather clad, 180 proof package of female dynamite, doing her kick ass, virtuous, evil fighting best to save the world, in this mesmerizing visual feast for the eyes, special effects extravaganza!
Combining martial arts and any weapons at her disposal, she takes no prisoners in this futuristic, explosive thriller!
The film’s story, as the Official Website tells in the plot, centers on a group of Hemophages, genetically altered humans who possess “enhanced speed, incredible stamina, and acute intelligence.” Of course, the government sees this new species of ultra humans as a threat to the rest of mankind, and sets about hunting them down and killing them all off.
However, Violet, one of these genetically, Super Powered living beings, becomes a Super Warrior, and makes it her mission to seek revenge on those who have murdered her kind.
We are certainly looking forward to “UltraViolet”, and hope that it lives up to its ever so cool looking hype, proving to be an UltraSuperior film and hit!
Sources:
FX Cable Television Network
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524982/story.jhtml
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-ultravioletmillajovovichfightingstyles,0,1068899.story?coll=zap-news-headlines
Muse News And Micro Muse February 28, 2006
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright February 28, 2006
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