No matter what you think of theResident Evilmovies, you’ve got to give everyone involved credit for managing to make six films and going out on their own terms. While you might not realize it, theResident Evilfilms are the most successful video game movie franchise of all time making nearly 1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Not bad for a movie no one wanted back in 2002.
With final installment, fittingly titledResident Evil: The Final Chapter, opening this weekend in theaters, I recently sat down with writer-directorPaul W. S. Andersonfor an exclusive video interview. He talked about what is it about theResident Evilfranchise that has allowed them to make six films, how much does he look at what fans are saying for inspiration, why he shot in 2D but filmed used his 3D crew, the status of fans ever seeing the extended cut ofEvent Horizon, the success of theDeath Racefranchise, and more.
If you haven’t seen theResident Evil: The Final Chaptertrailers, the new film returns to the source of the trouble as Alice (Jovovich) finds herself traveling to the Hive in Raccoon City. There, she and her toughened group of survivors take on the well-armed forces of the Umbrella Corporation while being surrounded by monstrous enemies on all sides. Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, the film also starsMilla Jovovich,Ali Larter,Shawn Roberts,Ruby Rose,Rola,Lee Joon-Gi, withWilliam Levy, andIain Glen.
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Here’s the official synopsis followed by the recent trailer and some images:
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs 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 regaining her superhuman abilities at Wesker’s hand 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.
