Ruby Rose lands movie role in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in bid to revive sci-fi franchise... after captivating fans on Orange Is The New Black
The rave reviews for her role in the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, has helped Ruby Rose land her next big gig.
The Australian actress has been announced in the next film in the Resident Evil franchise, The Final Chapter, and is set to star alongside another successful model-turned-actress Milla Jovovich.
All that is known so far about Ruby's character in the sci-fi flick, is that her name will be Abigail and it's understood she will play a pivotal role in the story.
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Ruby Rose is the new black! Australian actress Ruby Rose lands her next big gig after Orange Is The New Black role, starring in the next Resident Evil movie
The 29-year-old - who played Litchfield Penitentiary inmate, Stella Carlin, in the dramedy - will also star alongside Ali Later, Game Of Thrones star Iain Glen and X-Men actor Shawn Roberts.
With production set to begin next month in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, the actress seemed to hint at her new role just ahead of the announcement.
The tattooed starlet told fans on Instagram on Saturday that she had just touched down in Cape Town before using the hash-tag 'Resident Evil' alongside a recent magazine shoot shot.
Ready to kick some butt! Appearing in the sixth film in the franchise titled The Final Chapter it's thought the 29-year-old's character Abigail may have some action sequences
Final installment: Fellow model-turned-actress Milla Jovovich will reprise her role as Alice in the last film in the popular action horror series
'Alice must return to where the nightmare began': The main character will have to join forces with old friends save humanity, which is thought to be where Ruby's character comes into play
According to Variety magazine, the action horror series will pick up after the events of the fifth film in the franchise, Retribution.
It will see Milla's character, Alice, as 'the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes,
'Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.'
Dropping hints: The actress told fans via social media that she had landed in Cape Town on Saturday, one of the locations for the film (Pictured last week at Kari Feinstein's Style Lounge at Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas, West Hollywood)
Alice will join forces with her old friends, which could be where Abigail comes into the picture, which will allow Ruby to show off her rough and tumble skills.
The actress has also recently filmed a cameo in sci-fi TV series Dark Matter and could be set to carve out a niche for herself in the genre.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is set for release in cinemas, January 2017.
Sci-fi star: The Australian model also recently filmed a cameo in TV series Dark Matter
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