Milla Jovovich wasn’t actually that thrilled when her writer-director husband Paul W.S. Anderson asked her to star “Monster Hunter,” their new feature adaptation of the video game of the same name.

“I was like, ‘Oh, my God, you have to be kidding me! Like, I just wrapped up ‘Resident Evil.’ We were killing zombies and now the next thing you want to do together is you want me to kill monsters? Give me a break,’” Jovovich tells Variety. “And he’s like, ‘Trust me, just read it. I think you’re really going to love the character. And I think it’s the best version of the script that I’ve written so far.’ I read it and I have to say, my husband knows me well. I couldn’t miss the chance to play a soldier.”

In the Sony film, out Friday, Lt. Artemis (Jovovich) and her group...