It’s the fifth Resident Evil film, and it will be called Retribution.
Details are scant except to say the film starts in October based off a script from Anderson himself (with at least some shooting in Tokyo) and that it will hit sometime in 2012, likely making a fair amount of money across the earth.
Remember that the previous film (with inflation and a 3D premium) managed the best opening and best total of the entire franchise, which makes me wonder if it could end up serving as a Fast & Furious-style precursor to a full-on crossover success with a fifth entry! Probably not so much. Final Destination 5 certainly hopes to pull that off- we’ll see if it works for horror. Regardless, RE will bring in many dimes.
If you keep up with the actors in these films, know that Sienna Guillory tweeted about returning, but that Bloody Disgusting heard different.
Go forth and expect to forget about this project until it suddenly trailers in front of your face.
(via JoBlo)
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I found the fourth to be the most entertaining one they did since the first, but they recast Jill for no reason, they can fuck right off. I despise unnecessary recastings with a white-hot passion, especially when you’re talking about a major character who was already a focal point in the series. There’s no better way to take me right the hell out of a movie.
Renn Brown, It is great to hear that the…Good Paul Anderson (Paul W.S. Anderson), is directing the 5th Resident Evil Film, once again starring his lady love and wife Milla Jovovich. I am curious to hear about re-casting of Jill Valentine! I wouldn’t mind if Jill gets to wear her outfit from…Marvel Vs Capcom 3 either. I do not care about that…Other Paul Anderson. I think he is directing a film about a golf competition…The Masters!
This series is one of my all time favorites. A fifth entry is welcome and I especially like that Mila Jovovich still looks hot, especially in 3D.
I won’t even watch this next one. I saw the first in theaters and enjoyed it, because it was scary. I read the novels and felt that the film missed out on alot of cool background and story, but for what it was, it was OK. The sequels have just been abysmal though, and keep getting worse. The most recent one was by far one the blandest, cheapest looking pieces of shit I’ve seen in years. I hope this latest one crashes and burns and we’re all finally able to move on from this debacle
Zombies are no longer interesting, but still, for zombie movies the RESIDENT EVIL flicks are inexplicably uninvolving
Meh, I’ll probably see it. What is this about a crossover for Final Destination 5? Can someone catch me up?
I will smash your face into a jelly!
Why is anyone excited about these movies at all?! The first film was the only one in the series that came close to being a good movie and STILL fell short of anything but cheese!! I won’t even focus on the fact that Anderson and his team completely ignored the story and continuity of the video games. That needs no explanation. But the sequels, Apocalypse especially, were horrid! If you thought Nemesis looked like a guy in a big rubber suit… YOU WERE RIGHT! He looks like a guy in a big rubber suit. Let’s not forget about the fact that the second film not only glazed over the whole zombie thing, but literally shoe-horned Jill Valentine into the story for no reason what so ever. I’m sorry, but this franchise needs to die… twice!
@rebrew2115
Word on that! I believe I have seen every movie of that franchise, except for the last entry.
I can‘t be sure cause they blended into each other in my mind into an incoherent, illogical… thing.
I saw them solely for the fact that I find Milla Jovovich hot as hell and I have the same problem as Jerry Seinfeld: My dick is playing chess with my brain and wins, not always but A LOT of the time.
The franchise never had nothing to do with the videogames (except for name recognition of course). Nothing in terms of atmosphere, setting (again, except for the name) or tone.
What would not be THAT bad, if the movies were not utter pieces of shit, with no story, no characterization at all (In Part 1 we had “normal“ Milla, then we had “genetically enhanced“ Zombie-Milla, now we have „superpowered..something“ Milla –that pretty much sums up the character).
Yet they are in their 5th movie. Just as Final Destination. And Fast and the Furious. Not to talk about the 34 Saw movies.
Remember the „Jaws 19“ scene in BTTF 2 and how funny it was, because the idea was so absurd?
Well, we‘re getting there. And it‘s not funny at all….
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