Jill Valentine coming back for 'Resident Evil 5'

Anyone who watched last year's "Resident Evil: Afterlife" knows it ended with the return of Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), who hadn't been seen since the second film, "Apocalypse."

Guillory recently confirmed she was preparing for the as yet untitled fifth installment via twitter.

"RE:5 alert! Training begins! I aim to mostly put less in the big hole on the front of my face than comes out of the little one on my arse," she posted on March 18.

Although nothing else about the film is known, Screen Gems has set a Sept. 14, 2012, release date. Presumably Milla Jovovich will be back as Alice and her husband Paul W.S. Anderson will direct since he helmed every installment to this point.

The series hasn't exactly set the box office on fire, but it has been consistent domestically and is gaining steam overseas. "Afterlife" exploded on the international market, pulling in a total worldwide gross just shy of $300 million, double the previous best set by 2007's "Extinction."

Although I've never played the video games, the film series is one my biggest guilty pleasures and has been ever since the release of the original film in 2002. That film featured a great set, intriguing characters and a rocking soundtrack from Marilyn Manson. On a side note, "Afterlife" was one of only a handful of the countless 3D releases in 2010 which made decent use of the technology.

My hope is we will finally learn the fate of the young Angela (Sophie Vavasseur), who like Jill vanished sometime between the second and third films.