Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife is an upcoming 2010 sci-fi-horror film and is the fourth installment in the film adaptations loosely based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil. The film was written and will be directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It will be the first film in the series to be released in 3-D. It will star Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, and Shawn Roberts. After many delays, it is scheduled to be released on September 10, 2010.

Details
Resident Evil: Afterlife is the new movie from Capcom and Sony. It will star Milla Jovovich, main star of the Resident Evil movie trilogy, and Ali Larter will be returning in Afterlife playing Claire Redfield. Also staring Wentworth Miller as Claire's big brother, Chris Redfield. Also, Albert Wesker, the games' primary antagonist, has a leading role in the film; he is portrayed by Shawn Roberts.

The movie is set to be out September 10th, 2010 and is also in 3D first time for movie series. In the recent trailer, there seems that there will be a new type of creature, a Plaga Zombie (a possible reference to Resident Evil 4), and that there will be a fight scene with an Executioner Majini, a monster from Resident Evil 5.

Cast

 * Milla Jovovich as Alice and clones: The primary protagonist who was previously tracked down by the Umbrella Corporation and captured in order to develop a serum from her blood. In the film she will settle her score with The Umbrella Corporation, after she let them know that she was coming after them at the end of the third film.


 * Ali Larter as Claire Redfield: Based on the video game character of the same name, she is the main character in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil - CODE: Veronica and Resident Evil: Degeneration. In Resident Evil: Extinction, she led a convoy of survivors. 


 * Wentworth Miller as Chris Redfield: based on the video game character of the same name. He is the brother of Claire, he first appeared in the original Resident Evil. He is the main protagonist of Resident Evil Code: Veronica, and Resident Evil 5.


 * Spencer Locke as K-Mart: renamed after the department store she was found in, K-Mart was a member of Claire Redfield's convoy of remaining survivors. She was last seen in the hijacked helicopter bound for Alaska during the conclusion of Extinction.


 * Shawn Roberts as Albert Wesker: based on the video game character of the same name, he is a prominent antagonist in many of the video games. In the film, he is the Chairman of Umbrella. His office is in Tokyo, Japan and through holographic technology, he has regular meetings with committee members.


 * Kim Coates as Bennett


 * Boris Kodjoe as Luther West: An ex-pro basketball player and the leader of the survivors of Los Angeles. Kodjoe trained for six weeks and did his own stunts. He dislocated his knee in the course of filming while trying to kick in a gate.
 * Kacey Barnfield as Crystal


 * Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Angel Ortiz


 * Norman Yeung as Kim Yong

Development
In May 2005, producers mentioned the possibility of following Extinction with a sequel titled Resident Evil: Afterlife, to be shot and set in Tokyo, Japan and Alaska. Despite Resident Evil: Extinction being billed on the official website and elsewhere as the final installment of the Resident Evil film series; on September 23, 2007, Rory Bruer, Sony's head of distribution explained, "It absolutely would not surprise me considering the success of the franchise that they find a way to come up with another. It's a real possibility". Producer Jeremy Bolt also stated that while there was no intention of making a fourth film, that the third had been particularly well done and that Paul Anderson was talking with Sony about the possibility.

In October 2007, reports indicated that casting for the fourth film begun, with Jensen Ackles being considered for the role of Leon S. Kennedy. Despite bringing Leon as a character in an upcoming film would contradict promotional information from Resident Evil: Apocalypse as Screen Gems created a faux newspaper, The Raccoon City Times, that detailed the background of Jill Valentine, and included that she was dismissed from the S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad) after the death of her partner, Leon Kennedy. Ali Larter confirmed she would reprise her role "100% if asked".

Nearly a year later, Anderson noted that negotiations were underway with Sony for creating the film. During an interview with IGN in December 2008, Anderson stated that he was working on the script. The following year, it was announced that Sony was aiming to release Resident Evil: Afterlife by August 27, 2010. In a subsequent interview, Anderson stated he would now be directing the film as well, and that 'Afterlife' would be a 3-D film that will start a new Resident Evil film trilogy. He also stated the film had the largest budget in the series thus far and confirmed that Milla Jovovich would be returning to portray Alice. It will also feature new characters taken from the video games.

Casting
At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Jovovich confirmed that she would return in the lead role, and noted that the clones from Extinction would also be returning. On September 22, 2009 it was announced that Ali Larter would indeed reprise her role as Claire Redfield, and on September 30, 2009, it was announced that Shawn Roberts would join the cast as Albert Wesker, with Wentworth Miller joining as Chris Redfield, and Spencer Locke returning as K-Mart. Kim Coates and Boris Kodjoe has also been cast.

Filming
Principle photography officially began on September 29. 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

Trivia

 * The name of this movie "Afterlife" is the same working title that was used in the previous movie before it became "Extinction".
 * This is the first live-action movie based on a video game to be in 3-D.
 * Will feature plot elements from Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil 5.

Release
In August 2009 it was announced that the film would be released on August 27, 2010, but in December it was set back to January 14, 2011. In January 2010 it was announced that the release date was moved again, this time to September 10, 2010.

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Trailer
In reference to the video games, the trailer provides scenes including Albert Wesker, the Executioner, and a zombie majini; all characters and creatures from Resident Evil 5, which the film is loosely based upon.

The song used throughout the trailer is entitled The Outsider (Reholder Apocalypse Mix) performed by A Perfect Circle.