Milla still onboard bondarchuk’s ‘Winter Queen’?

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Elle has alerted us to this interesting Russian-language report which claims Milla Jovovich is still onboard The Winter Queen, the Russian-language period drama/thriller which has been running into scheduling conflicts since 2007, culminating in director Paul Verhoeven ultimately leaving the project. 9 rota-director Fyodor Bondarchuk has since taken over helming the film, however Milla’s continued involvement in the production has despite online reports remained unconfirmed.

According to the rough Google translation of this Russian article from Spletnik.ru, however, Milla has once again agreed to do the film, with Bondarchuk as the new director. According to the article, first post-Verhoeven negotiations took place already last year, but it wasn’t until recently that Milla consented to starring in the film in its new production form. Although according to The Winter Queen’s Internet Movie Database-page filming is expected to begin this summer, it is likely that the Spletnik.ru article is closer to the truth in saying that filming is currently slated for the fall, with Milla’s summer filming schedule looking very busy with Bringing Up Bobby and The Three Musketeers.

Until Milla confirms (or denies) her involvement in the film via an official outlet, we’ll continue to treat her role in The Winter Queen as “rumored”, however we of course remain hopeful that these rumors prove to be true. It’s sounded like a thrilling project from the beginning!

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