New Resident Evil: Retribution trailer plus details, photos and video of Milla Jovovich at today’s footage reveal in NYC |

Today I went to an event in New York City at the 13th Street Regal Cinema that featured Milla Jovovich, as she revealed never-before-seen footage from her upcoming sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: Retribution, which hits theaters on September 14th, 2012. What was so interesting about the footage that was screened – other than the clip being generally badass – was that it showcased a fight between Jovovich and an attacking zombie horde, and the actress uses fighting techniques that were clearly choreographed by a martial artist. Jovovich even uses a standard link chain just like a Wushu chain whip (also known as a rope dart), right out of a Shaw Brothers movie.

Films such as Resident Evil: Retribution show how martial arts have been so successfully integrated into mainstream Hollywood movies, even if they star Western actors. Interestingly, after the footage screened and Milla Jovovich took the stage, in one of her first Q&A responses, she admits to studying martial arts for years (which was clear from the clips).

Overall, the event was lots of fun and laid back. It was the first time I had the opportunity to see Jovovich up close, and was very impressed with the dedication she showed her fans, even waiting after the Q&A had ended to take an iPhone shot at one fan’s request.

Jovovich’s husband Paul W.S. Anderson writes, produces and directs the upcoming franchise entry Resident Evil: Retribution, with a cast that includes Jovovich as Alice, Michelle Rodriguez as Rain Ocampo, Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine, Kevin Durand as Barry Burton, Oded Fehr as Carlos Oliveira, Boris Kodjoe as Luther West, Bingbing Li as Ada Wong, Johann Urb as Leon Kennedy, Shawn Roberts as Albert Wesker, Colin Salmon as James One Shade, Chris Sullins and Mika Nakashima.

Check out shots from the event below, along with video of Milla talking about making the film, and the brand new trailer that premiered today at Regal Cinemas.