Resident Evil: Extinction/production

Resident Evil: Extinction was officially announced by Sony Screen Gems on June 13, 2005 months after Apocalypse's release in North America. The producers also openly discussed the possibility of following this sequel with a fourth film. This was later confirmed in the official plot synopsis as revealed by ComingSoon.

On November 7, 2005, Davis Film, Constantin Film and Screen Gems announced their distribution rights worldwide. The film's title was also later changed from Resident Evil: Afterlife to Resident Evil: Extinction with the film's director Russell Mulcahy signing on. Principal photography began in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico in May, 2006 (after being pushed back from November 5 > March 6 > April 6 > May 6) and entered Post-production in late July 2006.

In late June, 2006 Sony released the first 2 production stills.