Get ready RESIDENT EVIL fans (hand raised), a new chapter hits theaters in November.
Returning to the origins of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games to life for a whole new generation of fans. In RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, a group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.
Starring Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia with Donal Logue and Neal McDonough, check out the brand new trailer
Director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, WHICH I ABSOLUTLEY LOVED!!! and The Strangers: Prey at Night) brings audiences on a suspenseful journey to find the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil, this is Roberts’ first adaptation project as a screenwriter.
His box office hits, 47 Meters Down, and its sequel 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, both of which were filmed almost entirely underwater, grossed over $100 million worldwide. Roberts is set to direct Flight, a survival-thriller from Paramount Pictures. 47 METERS DOWN made our list of the Best Shark Movies – check it out HERE.
Watch Roberts breakdown the trailer for his upcoming movie.
Here’s a rundown on the previous films. In 2001, Screen Gems acquired distribution rights and hired Paul W. S. Anderson as writer and director for Resident Evil (2002). Anderson continued as writer and producer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and returned as the director for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016).
“I don’t want to be one of those things. Walking around without a soul.”
One of the most successful live-action video game film franchises of all time gets an upgrade when the RESIDENT EVIL 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION arrives on November 17thfrom Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This limited-edition gift set marks the first time that fans will be able to experience all six films on 4K Ultra HD disc with High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos audio. The films will also be available digitally in 4K with HDR.
The RESIDENT EVIL 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION will include Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse (both the original theatrical version and an extended cut), Resident Evil: Extinction, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil: Retribution and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter as well as hours of bonus content across all six films, including rare archival featurettes that have been previously unavailable on disc.
Based on the popular video game series by Capcom, the Resident Evil franchise stars Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) as Alice, a superhuman security expert pitted against the sinister Umbrella Corporation as the world’s population is transformed into flesh-eating creatures by one of its most dangerous biological weapons.
RESIDENT EVIL BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY™
Cast and Filmmakers’ Commentary
Visual Effects Commentary
Alternate Ending with Director Paul W.S. Anderson’s Video Introduction
12 Featurettes
“My Plague” Music Video by Slipknot
4K ULTRA HD
Theatrical Trailer
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY
Filmmaker Commentary
Cast Commentary
Writer / Producer Commentary
Deleted Scenes
“Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated” Documentary
“Corporate Malfeasance” Featurette
“Game Babes” Featurette
“Symphony of Evil” Featurette
4K ULTRA HD
Theatrical and Extended Cuts of the Film
Theatrical Trailers
RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY
“Under the Umbrella” Picture-in-Picture
Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted Scenes
4 Featurettes
4K ULTRA HD
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series
Theatrical Trailers
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY
“Undead Vision” Picture-in-Picture
Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Outtakes
7 Featurettes
4K ULTRA HD
Alice Activated
Theatrical Trailers
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY
Director and Cast Commentary
Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Outtakes
Project Alice: The Interactive Database
8 Featurettes
4K ULTRA HD
Evil Goes Global
Undead Retribution
Theatrical Trailers
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER BONUS FEATURES BLU-RAY
Retaliation Mode with Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich
3 Featurettes
4K ULTRA HD
Maximum Carnage: Best Kills
Creature Chronology
Theatrical Trailers
SPECS 4K Ultra HD: All films presented at 2160p Ultra High Definition resolution with HDR 10 and Dolby Atmos immersive audio + DTS-HD MA 5.1 original theatrical audio tracks (DTS-HD MA 7.1 for RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER); aspect ratios vary Blu-ray: All films presented at 1080p High Definition resolution; aspect ratios and audio configurations vary Rating:
Resident Evil: R for strong sci-fi/horror violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Theatrical Cut: R for non-stop violence, language and some nudity; Extended Cut: Unrated
Resident Evil: Extinction: R for strong horror violence throughout and some nudity
Resident Evil: Afterlife: R for sequences of strong violence and language
Resident Evil: Retribution: R for sequences of strong violence throughout
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: R for sequences of violence throughout
Netflix’s home of all things geek – hey! just like WAMG – confirmed today that a scripted live action series inspired by Capcom’s massive Resident Evil franchise is coming to Netflix.
Building on one of the most popular, best selling survival horror video games of all time, Resident Evil will tell a brand new story across two timelines:
In the first timeline, fourteen-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured, corporate town, forced on them right as adolescence is in full swing. But the more time they spend there, the more they come to realize that the town is more than it seems and their father may be concealing dark secrets. Secrets that could destroy the world.
Cut to the second timeline, well over a decade into the future: there are less than fifteen million people left on Earth. And more than six billion monsters — people and animals infected with the T-virus. Jade, now thirty, struggles to survive in this New World, while the secrets from her past – about her sister, her father and herself – continue to haunt her.
ANDREW DABB, Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer, said: “Resident Evil is my favorite game of all time. I’m incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first ever Resident Evil series to Netflix members around the world. For every type of Resident Evil fan, including those joining us for the first time, the series will be complete with a lot of old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before.”
When the Wesker kids move to New Raccoon City, the secrets they uncover might just be the end of everything. Resident Evil, a new live action series based on Capcom’s legendary survival horror franchise, is coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/XWh5XYxklD
Some more Netflix nuggets from the official announcement:
EPISODES: 8 x 1-hour episodes
SHOWRUNNER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Andrew Dabb (Supernatural)
DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead, The Journey Is the Destination) will direct and executive produce the first two episodes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film and Mary Leah Sutton
PRODUCER: Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz
STUDIO: Constantin Film
ABOUTTHE RESIDENT EVIL FRANCHISE:
Since Capcom first debuted the genre-defining survival horror title in 1996, Resident Evil has become one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with more than 100 million games sold worldwide. Over the course of almost 25 years, the series has expanded beyond games into film adaptations and theme park attractions. The Resident Evil six-film franchise, produced by Constantin Film, has collectively earned more than $1.2 billion worldwide making it the most successful movie franchise based on a video game.
The Book LIGHTS, CAMERA, GAME OVER!: HOW VIDEO GAME MOVIES GET MADE is currently available from Schiffer Publishing for $19.99. The book can be orderedHERE
Since 1993, Hollywood has been rendering popular video games on the silver screen, mainly to critical derision and box office failure. While a few have succeeded, many have been hailed as the “worst movie ever” and left gamers asking: how did that get made? Super Mario fans expecting plumbers jumping on Goombas got an inter-dimensional battle between humans and evolved dinosaurs. Players expecting to see Ryu, Ken, and the rest of the World Warriors compete in the Street Fighter Tournament instead got a live-action GI Joe. This in-depth and entertaining work recounts the production histories of many of these movies, revealing the sometimes inspired and convoluted path Hollywood took to turn pixels into living flesh, with insights from more than 40 industry insiders, including film directors Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil), Simon West (Tomb Raider), and Steven de Souza (Street Fighter).
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Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems announced that the sixth installment of the Sci-Fi, action horror film series, “Resident Evil,” has commenced principal photography in South Africa.
Titled RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, this will be the final installment in the astoundingly successful film franchise adaptation of Capcom’s hugely popular video game series, having grossed over $1 billion worldwide to date.
Constantin Film will produce RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER. Director, Paul W.S. Anderson, who wrote the screenplay, will shoot the film on location in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Milla Jovovich will reprise her starring role as Alice. Other headline cast includes Ali Larter (“Heroes,” Resident Evil: Afterlife) as Claire Redfield, Iain Glen (“Game of Thrones,” Resident Evil: Extinction) in the role of Dr. Alexander Isaacs, Shawn Roberts (Edge of Darkness, Resident Evil: Afterlife) as Albert Wesker, Australian actress Ruby Rose (“Orange is the New Black”), who has a huge social media presence, as Abigail, Eoin Macken (“The Night Shift”) as Doc, Cuban American actor William Levy, one of People en Español’s reigning 50 Most Beautiful, as Christian, Fraser James (“Law & Order: UK”) as Michael, and Japanese model and TV personality, Rola, as Cobalt.
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C. 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.
In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between losing her superhuman abilities and Umbrella’s impending attack, this will be Alice’s most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion.
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER is produced by Jeremy Bolt, Paul W.S. Anderson, Robert Kulzer and Samuel Hadida. Martin Moszkowicz (Constantin Film) is the executive producer together with Victor Hadida (Metropolitan Films). Production services in South Africa are rendered by producer Genevieve Hofmeyr (Moonlighting Filmmakers). The creative production team includes Director of Photography, Glen MacPherson; Production Designer, Edward Thomas; Costume Designer, Reza Levy; Visual Effects Supervisor, Dennis Berardi and Editor, Doobie White.
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER will be distributed in the U.S. by Screen Gems in January 2017, and internationally by Sony Pictures Releasing International, excluding Germany (Constantin Film) and France (Metropolitan).
Alice is ready to continue her battle with the Umbrella Corporation in the brand new Resident Evil: Afterlife. Let’s just say, I really hope that you like slow motion!
Alice (Milla Jovovich) is trying to find any sign of life that she can. The T-Virus has taken it’s toll, and she hasn’t seen a sign of the living, or the undead, in over 170 days. She finds herself human again after Albert Wesker (Shaun Roberts) injects her with something to neutralize the T-Virus. Human and alone, she continues her search until she reunites with Claire (Ali Larter), and discovers that they aren’t actually alone in the world.
The 3D in this film was fantastic. It was absolutely stunning. For a live action movie, it was the best 3D that I have experienced. Having said that, there were way too many slow motion scenes in this film. Almost every other scene had a slow motion sequence. It was a bit much. Also, nothing really happened in this film. Alice met up with Claire, they found some survivors, and the whole saga continues. Sure, there were some great action sequences, but if this movie wasn’t in 3D I would be really bored.
Jovovich is always fantastic in her role of Alice. She makes her powers and strengths flow nicely, rather than looking too ridiculous. She has a strong and sexy presence, and brings her A-game to every scene. Larter was great in the action and adventure part of the film, but her acting was a little weird in parts. It didn’t really flow well. That really surprised me,. because I have always liked her acting. They finally introduced the character of Chris (Wentworth Miller), and he was ok. He wasn’t the best actor ever, but he wasn’t the worst. I think they just made him sound funny while he was imprisoned. Either way… eh…
I think that this movie is a lot of fun for in the theater. The 3D really is dazzling, and makes up for it’s shortcomings. Having said that, I don’t think this one will hold up when it comes out on DVD. I think that the story could have been stronger.
We all love video games. It only makes sense to take some of our favorite digital characters and/or stories, and put them on the big screen. With the release of RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE in 3D, we here at WAMG are celebrating with our favorite movies based off of video games. They might not all be Oscar Winners, but they have certainly entertained us at one time or another… plus, who doesn’t like ass-kickin chicks! (Relax… This is a girl writing this! I can say chick!)
We are going to start this off a little differently. There are a ton of really bad video game based movies, so instead of an HONORABLE MENTION, we are going to dive into our list with a…
DISHONORABLE MENTION: MAX PAYNE
Oh… Mark Wahlberg, as much as I like you, this movie was a big bust! This film had the potential to be awesome, but instead it was tedious and boring. Their first mistake was rating a violent video game based movie PG-13 rather than spicing it up and going for an R rating. Plus, they didn’t even follow basic plot lines from the games. They basically borrowed scenery and a title. BARF!
10. SUPER MARIO BROS.
Is it award winning? No. Is it entertaining, fun and incredibly cheesy? Hell-to-the-YES! Bob Hoskins John Leguizamo play the classic NES Kings Mario and Luigi who are on a mission to save the Princess from King Koopa. Sure, it’s not the most believable movie ever made, but neither is the video game. Two plumbers fighting mushroom looking guys and killer turtles to save a princess??? Don’t think I’ve heard this on the local news in a while! Take it for what it’s worth… a comical flick made about a nostalgic game.
09. POKEMON THE FIRST MOVIE
Aka MewTwo’s Counterattack, POKEMON THE FIRST MOVIE was the first theatrical release in the POKEMON franchise. Pokemon was unbelievably popular when the film was released in 1999 and it was a box office hit worldwide. Any parent of a kid at the time can attest to this phenomenon seeing as we had Pokemon trading cards, games, and anime videos all over the place. Pikachu along with the Pokémon – Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle, Pidgeotto, Geodude, Onix, Vulpix, Zubat, Staryu, Goldeen, Psyduck, and Togepi – and their human trainers, Ash Ketchum, Misty and Brock brave a storm while enroute to an island to battle for the title of “World’s Greatest Pokémon Master.” First released in 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy, kids and adults alike were enamoured by the magical powers of the Poke-balls and battles of the Pokemon vs the villains.
08. LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
Angelina Jolie is back as the vixen of video games in the second installment of the Tomb Raider franchise. I cannot think of a single actress that could have fulfilled the idolized role of Lara Croft better. Let’s face it, Lara Croft is a gamers wet dream! In the search for Pandora’s Box, which is found to really exist in this installment, Croft is on a mission to keep a billionaire villain from obtaining the container, which could wipe out civilization as we know it. That’s a big job… which means a ton of action and adventure!
07. DOOM
Dwayne Johnson is just plain likeable. Although this film has been dubbed by gamers as “Resident Evil in space”, this film has plenty of action and adventure to go around. They could have taken a little more of a horror angle rather than just action, but the film still lives up to the shooting game. Plus, they included the zombies. I like zombies.
06. RESIDENT EVIL
Alice is the reason that we are all here, on this fun filled Top Ten journey. The first of four films, Milla Jovovich dives in as the heroine Alice, who is turned into an experiment after “the virus” takes over. Jovovich is mesmerizing in this film, and certainly takes charge with her action scenes.I really enjoyed watching her fight off the evil dogs… and man, does red dress sees some serious bloodshed!
05. MORTAL KOMBAT
I was actually quite shocked to hear that they were making a Mortal Kombat movie back in the day, but I think they did a pretty good job of taking a standard fighting game with no real story line and turning it into a movie. It’s not a fantastic movie, but we are comparing it strictly against other video game movies, and this one does a decent job. For an arcade game turned movie, they made an entertaining adaptation.
04. RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
Alice is back, in my favorite to date installment of the Resident Evil franchise. She is on her own, but joins other survivors in the Nevada desert to takt down the Umbrella Corporation. The scenery and colors in this film are stunning. Although I think I would cry if Las Vegas was actually destroyed, it was a cool backdrop for the action. Alice kicks some serious “undead” ass!
03. FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRIT WITHIN
This is the only one on our list that is not live-action. Although this movie failed at the box office, the film itself is a futuristic adventure. This was not exactly what die-hard FF fans were looking for, but it did well with sci-fi fans. Plus, the animation is stunning.
02. SILENT HILL
If you like crazy creatures, than this is the film for you. Silent Hill is jam packed with gore and some pretty impressive animation. Sure, some parts are a little drawn out, but the scenes and creatures were almost identical to the ones in the game. This is probably the closest movie made in comparison to the video game that is is based on. They even get the weird camera angles right!
01. LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
And WAMG crowns as their #1 Best Video Game Movie none other than Angelina Jolie’s high-flying LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER. From 2001, video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in the movie where she races against time to recover powerful ancient artifacts before the bad guys can. With Jolie as the mythic Croft, this hardcore fighter literally comes alive on the screen and this exciting adaptation is definitely aligned to the Tomb Raider video game series. While some critics thought it silly goofiness, we gamers didn’t think so and TOMB RAIDER became a huge box office success.
So readers, what film did we leave off the list? Any beefs on who we included? We can take it, so have at it and please leave your pithy quips below.
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Well guess what? I want to give them to you!
With Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in the all new RESIDENT EVIL AFTERLIFE in 3D! The screening will be held September 9th, 2010 at Ronnie’s 20 Theater, 7pm.
OFFICIAL RULES:
1. You must be in the St. Louis area on the day of the screening.
2. You must not be distracted by the Fushigi infomercial while writing the “OFFICIAL RULES”. (Seriously, that thing looks so dumb but I want one!)
3. Fill out your name and email address below.
4. Answer the question: If the virus was taking over, what would you do? Would you fight? Would you run? Would you play video games and pretend nothing was happening?
So get to writing guys… and avoid the virus! (And cheesy infomercials!)
SIDENOTE: PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED OUT FOR ANOTHER MOVIE.
SYNOPSIS: In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead leads them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
Director Paul W.S. Anderson will be reteaming with producing partner Jeremy Bolt, as the two have picked up the rights to ‘The Warded Man.’ The two previously worked together on 2002’s ‘Resident Evil’ feature film adaptation. Anderson will serve as director on ‘The Warded Man,’ possibly jumping on board this project as soon as filming on ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife.’ is finished.
‘The Warded Man’ is set in a future where the world has resorted back to a feudal state and nightly attacks by demons plague the population. Three young people emerge as warriors against these attacks, particularly the title character who has spells written all over his body.
Says Anderson:
It was an occasion where it paid to be British. It launched in the U.K. six months earlier than in the U.S., and we got wind of it when it was in galley form before the U.K. release. We think it has the potential to be a new ‘Lord of the Rings’-style epic, and the book has all this great imagery.
Bolt had this to offer:
We put our own money to buy it. We were reading all these great reviews, and we thought someone was going to buy it pretty fast.
‘The Warded Man’ is the first of a project trilogy of books by Peter V. Brett, a former ad man who wrote the novel on his Blackberry during commutes to work.
Please, please … PLEASE … don’t mistake Paul W.S. Anderson (director of countless video game adaptations) with the brilliant Paul Thomas Anderson, director of one of the best films (There Will Be Blood) of ALL TIME!
With that said, Anderson is apparently placing his chips on the table in favor of a fourth installment in the always fun, but seldomly original ‘Resident Evil’ franchise. The third film did end rather eagerly for a major return, but can the series stand its ground for a fourth film when very few such series even make it to three films on the big screen?
In an interview with MTV News, Anderson had the following to say:
“I’m just starting to talk to Sony about it,†Anderson confessed. “I don’t even know if anything will come of it, but there’s a possibility it might happen.â€
“I love the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise and we always try to make the best possible movie we can. If we could find a good ‘Resident Evil 4’ to make, then we would do it,†he said. “But I wouldn’t just do it for the sake of it, that’s for sure.â€
