Paul W.S.Anderson & Milla Jovovich

On the eve of their ninth film, In the Lost Lands, the spouses talk working together, the "electricity" of their first meeting... and that black eye she gave him

- By Kat Pettibone

PAUL W.S. ANDERSON

HIS BEST PROJECTS Mortal Kombat (1995), Resident Evil franchise (2002-16), Alien vs. Predator (2004), Death Race (2008) DID YOU KNOW... He added W.S. to his name to avoid being confused with fellow director Paul Thomas Anderson.

The road to “I do” for Milla Jovovich and her frequent director Paul W.S. Anderson wasn’t without potholes: “There was one point during the first Resident Evil where both myself and the director of photography had black eyes because Milla had punched us!” recalls Anderson, 59. He and his actress wife, 49, are cozily reminiscing for Us’ latest “In Conversation” entry — and to be clear, that jab wasn’t what you think. “Paul said, ‘Just punch straight, as if I’m the camera,’” Jovovich tells Us. “But he didn’t have a camera, so I punched him straight in the eye.”

Initially, Jovovich thought "superhot" Anderson looked like "Roger Waters' cute younger brother."

Wed 15 years, the couple have thrived on creative (and unconventional) collabs, launching the iconic Resident Evil franchise in 2002 before falling in love, saying I Do and welcoming three daughters, ages 5 to 17. Their latest project: