Milla Jovovich to topline 'Mile Zero'

I love the sound of this one but it has to be said that Milla, who burst onto the scene as Leeloo in Luc Besson's 'The Fifth Element' has a pretty patchy record for picking scripts.

Variety reports that she is in talks to star in thriller 'Mile Zero' for Phoenix Pictures.

Marcel Langenegger has signed on to direct and develop Phoenix Pictures' thriller Mile Zero as a possible starring vehicle for Milla Jovovich, says Variety.

Mile Zero, written by Holly Brix, centers on a young woman attempting to clear her father's name in a string of gruesome murders at an Alaskan oil refinery.

Langenegger, a veteran commercials helmer, made his feature directing debut last year on Fox's Deception, starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams.

So we essentially have a cool sounding premise due to the setting, but the director of a pretty much panned thriller and a star that has picked a stack of duds, we can only hope that this is a case of both getting it right this time.