Ultraviolet (2006)

About the film . . .

Plot summary: Violet (Milla) is a tough vampire who finds herself the protector of a 9-year-old boy, Six (Cameron Bright) targeted for death. Backdrop is a civil war in the late 21st century between humans and a subculture turned into vampires.
Release date: March 3, 2006
Sony Ultraviolet website
Ultraviolet was released on DVD on June 27, 2006 in separate R-rated and Unrated editions (buy from Amazon: Unrated, Rated, PSP, Blu-ray). Other features:
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- English, French Dolby Digital 5.1
- Cast Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
Animax's Ultraviolet: Code 044 anime will be based on Ultraviolet. From Anime News Network:
The Animax satellite television network confirmed in a Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 press conference on Thursday that its Ultraviolet: Code 044 anime is based on Kurt Wimmer's 2006 live-action Ultraviolet film starring Milla Jovovich. The anime was pre-announced in a press release for the event. Famed director Osamu Dezaki (Ashita no Joe, Aim For The Ace!, Lupin III movies) will supervise the animators of Madhouse and Tezuka Productions. Dezaki's longtime collaborator Akio Sugino (Ashita no Joe, Aim For The Ace!, Black Jack The Movie, Golgo 13: The Professional) will design the characters. Romi Paku (Fullmetal Alchemist's Ed, NANA's Nana Osaki) will voice the main character "044." 044 is a female warrior genetically engineered with high combat skills and ordered by the government to annihilate a vampire army. Madhouse founder Masao Maruyama will produce with Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan). The project will premiere on Animax on July 1 to mark the anime network's 10th anniversary.
MySpace.com listing for Ultraviolet with a video introduction from Milla.
Ultraviolet video clips from:
- AOL
- JoBlo
- UGO
- Trailer from UGO.com
- Yahoo!:
  - "My Name Is Violet" -- Milla discusses her intense training and her fear of motorcycles
  - "Swordfight" -- Violet (Milla) battles sword-wielding soldiers
  - "Is Everything In Order?" -- Violet (Milla) is forced to improvise while eliminating her captors
  - "End Her" -- Violet (Milla) is attacked by Nerva's (Sebastien Andrieu) clan
The song in the trailer is "24" by Jem from her album Finally Woken
Milla was at the New York Comic-Con in New York City on February 25, 2006 on behalf of Sony Screen Gems and the release of Ultraviolet. Milla did a ticketed autographing session, followed by a short presentation and Q & A [ article ].
Video clip (38MB) of Milla on Last Call With Carson Daly (March 1, 2006)
Video clip (34MB) of Milla on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (March 3, 2006)
Interview (video) from Attack of the Show (March 3, 2006):
Interview (video) from UGO
Articles/Interviews
- See the from Milla section for updates and pictures from Milla from Shanghai
- The Star Online eCrystal April 21, 2006
- Fangoria article
- Milla discusses her difficult training schedule while filming Ultraviolet in this short interview from Zap2it.com
- Article about Ming Qui, Milla's stuntwoman
- Articles from SciFi.com and Coming Soon with Mike Smith, stunt coordinator for Ultravioletm discussing Milla's training
- Interview with Milla about Ultraviolet and the New York Comic-Con from BlackFilm
- Interview with Milla from MTV
- William Fichtner comments on working with Milla on Ultraviolet: "Milla is unbelievable. She has an inner torque, she is a super hero. I don't think anyone could have played her part better than she did, she was unbelievable, just like in Joan of Arc. She has such a commitment. I play Garth, a super-techie guy who is taken with Milla's character, but she is one notch above the ladder for him. I play a good guy this time, and I think that no matter what other roles I ever might portray for Kurt Wimmer, he will always ask me to play good, underground guys." (full article)
- Interview (video) from IGN
- The Arizona Republic
- People feature
- Zap2it
- SuperHeroHype.com
- Radio News Feature
- About.com interview
- SciFi
- iFmagazine
- The Horror Channel

Credits

[ For complete credits, check out the Internet Movie Database listing for Ultraviolet ]

Produced by Lucas Foster
Directed by Kurt Wimmer
Written by Kurt Wimmer

Cast (partial)
Milla Jovovich .... Violet
Cameron Bright .... Six

Plot summary: Violet (Milla) is a tough vampire who finds herself the protector of a 9-year-old boy, Six (Cameron Bright) targeted for death. Backdrop is a civil war in the late 21st century between humans and a subculture turned into vampires.

Release date: March 3, 2006 (US)