Arlington (CMR) - Resident Evil: Extinction star, Milla Jovovich, has signed on to star in the new flick, “The 4th Kind”.

The 32-year-old The Fifth Element star will be joining the thriller as an investigator who tries to solve the mysterious disappearances of many people over the last 40 years in Alaska.

The story’s writer, Olatunde Osunsanmi, will be directing for the first time, while Scott Niemeyer and Norm Waitt are set to executive produce. Shooting is slated to begin in June.