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Rumor has it that Resident Evil fans may have to wait longer than expected to enter the Afterlife.

Shock Till You Drop claims that Screen Gems has pushed the release date of Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth installment in the game-to-film franchise and the first to be in 3-D, back from August 27, 2010 until January 14, 2011.

The site says the filmmakers realized the film "would take a lot longer for the post-production 3-D processing work, so they've given Anderson a few more months to finish the movie and have moved the comic book-based vampire thriller Priest, starring Paul Bettany, up to fill that late summer slot."

However, Resident Evil series star Milla Jovovich Tweeted that rumors of Afterlife's release date change are premature. "RE Afterlife IS NOT officially pushed. There have been talks of pushing it as they r not sure they can have it ready by July," she wrote, adding later, "We r trying as hard as we can to still meet the summer deadline though, so for the moment its still on for Aug."

Resident Evil: Afterlife is filming in Toronto under the direction of Paul W.S. Anderson, who also scripted and is producing.

In addition to Jovovich, returning cast members include Ali Larter and Spencer Locke as Claire Redfield and K-Mart, respectively. New cast members include Prison Break's Wentworth Miller as Claire's brother Chris Redfield, Shawn Roberts as the villainous Albert Wesker, Boris Kodjoe and Kim Coates.