Milla Jovovich: 'I have Resident Evil nightmares'

Milla Jovovich has admitted to suffering nightmares about zombies since joining the Resident Evil franchise.

The Perfect Getaway star, who has appeared in four instalments of the horror series since 2002, shared her surprise at how the relatively "normal" movie-making experience had managed to affect her subconscious.

"I have a lot of zombie nightmares," she told the Mail On Sunday. "Work has permeated my consciousness. I don't even like scary movies, but I've lived for ten years inside this world of horror images."

Detailing the dreams, she continued: "I'm being chased, they're closing in on me. It's weird, because the actual making of the movies is very normal. The zombies are on set drinking coffee, having a cigarette and chatting. It's so banal. Then I close my eyes sometimes and they're after me."

Despite her troubling dreams, Jovovich identified the "fanboy" fascination with her Resident Evil character Alice as a greater concern.

"The fanboys have a big crush on me," she said. "The Resident Evil films I'm in originate from a computer game, and I'm aware that some people out there have feelings for me, but I'm careful about my life and my space. I don't accept personal mail from anyone any more, for example. You can't please everyone.

A fifth entry in the franchise, entitled Resident Evil: Retribution, is due for release in September 2012.

Jovovich was the first person to reveal the title of the new film back in May.

Watch Mila Jovovich in the official trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife below: