Resident Evil 3: Extinction starts shooting on Monday!

News has been pouring in over the past few weeks as Sony Screen Gems is prepping to shoot Resident Evil: Extinction (formerly "Afterlife"), which Bloody Disgusting's being told may have dropped 'Extinction' and may just be titled "Resident Evil 3". So far it has been announced that Mike Epps, Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Iain Glen, Debra Marshall and Ashanti Douglas will star in the pic, that will be directed by - gasp - Russell Mulcahy and written by Paul W.S. Anderson. Now, actress (and stunner) Ali Larter, singer Ashanti Douglas and Chris Egan have joined the cast of "Resident Evil 3" for Screen Gems, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Larter will play Claire, a new character to the film franchise who was introduced in the video game "Resident Evil 2." Claire leads a convoy across the Nevada desert on a long trek to Alaska. Hunted by the minions of the perpetually scheming Dr. Isaacs, Alice, who joins the convoy, has zombies hungry for her flesh (once again) and lab rats hungry for her blood. Ashanti will play Nurse Betty, while Egan will play Mikey. Fehr is back as Carlos, while Epps will reprise his role as L.J.

The film starts shooting Monday in Mexico.