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*Albert Wesker will be shown wearing two outfits. His Umbrella Chronicles Tuxedo (which is also used in Resident Evil 4) and his Resident Evil 5 Midnight Outfit.
  
*Albert Wesker will be shown wearing two outfits. His Umbrella Chronicles Tuxedo (which is also used in Resident Evil 4) and his Resident Evil 5 Midnight Outfit.
 
*This will be the first Resident Evil film Paul W.S. Anderson has both written and directed since [[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]].
  
*This will be the first Resident Evil film Paul W.S. Anderson has both written and directed since [[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]].
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*In the game _Resident Evil 5 (2009) (VG)_, the large man holding a large axe is called The Executioner, but in the movie, he's referred as The Axeman.
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Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 Sci-fi action-horror film. It is the fourth installment in the Resident Evil film adaptations loosely based on the Capcom Survival Horror video game series Resident Evil. It also starts a new Resident Evil film trilogy. The film was written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the first film in the series to be released in 3-D. It will star Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Kim Coates, Kacey Barnfield, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, and Norman Yeung. After many delays, it was scheduled to release on September 10, 2010.[2]

Plot

Alice and her clones travel to Tokyo to find and stop Albert Wesker. They infiltrate his underground base, dispatching several guards along the way before Alice confronts Wesker. During the fight, Wesker injects Alice with a serum that kills the T-virus inside of her, effectively neutralizing all of her superhuman abilities, including her telekinesis. Alice escapes the base, but not before Wesker activates a bomb inside the building which leads to its destruction, and the death of all the clones. thumb|300px|left|A Clip showing The Axe Man " The Executioner" agains't Claire After escaping from Tokyo, Alice travels to Alaska to join the convoy survivors, but only finds Claire Redfield (who has been implanted with a device similar to the one seen on Jill Valentine's chest in Resident Evil 5). After its removal, Alice and Claire decide to fly to Los Angeles. They spot survivors that have taken shelter in the Los Angeles Prison that is surrounded by thousands of zombies. Among the survivors are Chris Redfield, Luther West, Bennent, Crystal Waters, Angel Ortiz, and Kim Yong.Luther introduces Alice to Chris,who is being held in a cage due to being wrongfully accused that he is a criminal. Chris asks Alice to talk some sense into them because he is innocent, but Alice just ignores this and leaves, but Chris tells her that they're gonna need him because he knows a way out. The barricades around the prison are eventually broken, leading to encounters with mutated zombies. Alice decides to release Chris. After releasing Chris, he is shocked to see that his sister, Claire, still alive. Chris tries to make Claire remember him but she just attacks him. Alice explains to Chris that Claire lost her memory. A battle in the shower room with the executioner ensues. One by one the survivors are killed with the exception of Alice, Chris, and Claire. After escaping the prison, the remaining survivors end up on a massive ship off the coast of Los Angeles, where Wesker returns and has a final showdown with Alice, Claire, and Chris. The ship is the Arcadia, the so called safe place where there is no infection. After boarding it, the group finds over 2,000 survivors and after seeing an Umbrella logo, realize that its an Umbrella trap to capture people to experiement upon. At least some of Claire's memory returns and she remembers that after landing on the beach they were approached by Umbrella men and had the devices put upon their chests, but Clarie fought back and managed to escape but lost her memory as a result of the device. They start releasing the prisoners, starting with K-Mart and Alice, while searching the ship further, encounters Wesker who survived the earlier fight thanks to the T-Virus along with Bennet and two zombie dogs which keep her at bay. Claire and Chris ambush Wesker and fight him, while Alice retrieves one of her shotguns and kill the dogs, but Chris and Claire are unable to defeat Wesker and are trapped. Wesker tries to eat Alice, but she stabs him in the head with a knife, stunning him and tries to go for her other shotgun. Bennet gets there first, but is knocked out by a recovered K-Mart who tosses Alice back her shotgun, allowing her to blast Wesker's head open and free Claire and Chris. Wesker's powers keep him alive so Claire and Chris empty their pistols into him before locking him and Bennet in a room together and go free the other prisoners. Wesker regenerates and kills Bennet then escapes into a helicopter and activates the purging bomb to kill everyone aboard Arcadia. However, he finds that Alice hid the bomb aboard the helicopter and it is destroyed. During the purging bombs explosion, a parachute falling from the sky goes unnoticed by Alice, Claire, and Chris hinting that Wesker may still be alive.

A mid-credit sequence shows Jill Valentine, wearing a device identical to the one Claire had on her when Alice found her, briefing the soldiers on what they are going to face on the ship and that they are gonna be in the fight of their lives.thumb|300px|right|A clip from the Movie

Details

Resident Evil: Afterlife will star Milla Jovovich, the main star of the Resident Evil film trilogy, as Alice. Ali Larter will be returning to reprise her role of Claire Redfield. Wentworth Miller will be starring as Chris Redfield, Claire's older brother and protagonist in the video game franchise. Albert Wesker, the games' primary antagonist, will be portrayed by Shawn Roberts. Sienna Guillory is set to reprise her role as Jill Valentine, who's character has seemed to become a traitor according to some footage.

The film is set to be out September 10th, 2010, in theatres and IMAX, and the film will also be in 3D. It will be the first film in the series to be in 3D. It has been confirmed that zombies similar to Majini will be in this film. There will also be a fight scene with a monster similar to the Executioner Majini of Resident Evil 5.

Cast

Actor/Actress Character
Milla Jovovich Alice
Ali Larter

Claire Redfield[3]

Wentworth Miller Chris Redfield [4]
Sienna Guillory Jill Valentine [5]
Shawn Roberts Albert Wesker [4]
Spencer Locke K-Mart [4]
Boris Kodjoe Luther West
Kim Coates Bennent [6]
Kacey Barnfield Crystal[6]
Sergio Peris-Mencheta Angel Ortiz [7]
Norman Yeung Kim Yong [8]

Production

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.[9] 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".[10] 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.[11]

In October 2007, reports indicated that casting for the fourth film begun, with Jensen Ackles being considered for the role of Leon S. Kennedy.[12] 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.[13] Ali Larter confirmed she would reprise her role "100% if asked".[14]

Nearly a year later, Anderson noted that negotiations were underway with Sony for creating the film.[15] During an interview with IGN in December 2008, Anderson stated that he was working on the script.[16] The following year, it was announced that Sony was aiming to release Resident Evil: Afterlife by August 27, 2010.[17] 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.[18]

Casting

At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Milla Jovovich confirmed that she would return for the lead role of Alice, and noted that the clones from Extinction would also be returning.[19] On September 22, 2009 it was announced that Ali Larter would indeed reprise her role as Claire Redfield,[3] 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 have also been cast.[4]Kacey Barnfield, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, and Norman Yeung will also make an appearance in the film. At a recent press conference in Japan, it was revealed Sienna Guillory will reprise her role as Jill Valentine.[20]


Filming

Principle photography officially began on September 29. 2009 in Toronto, Canada.[21][22]

Potential sequel

In an IGN article posted on September 8, 2009, it was said that "According to Bloody Disgusting, the plan is for part five to be a "quasi-reboot" tentatively titled Resident Evil Begins. The site theorizes that series star Milla Jovovich is probably getting too expensive for the franchise, and of course Hollywood is all about reboots these days anyway.

"While it's a long, long, long way off, the idea is to redo the story of a special military unit who fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident," says the site." This leaves to predict that the fifth Resident Evil film, may as well be a reboot.


At the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, Anderson and Jeremy Bolt told ShockTilYouDrop.com that a fifth Resident Evil film would be possible, saying, "We always take it one movie at a time. We put so much effort into them and it is a family affair. It is all about making the best possible movie now and then promoting well and getting it out there. Making sure it is seen in the right way. When the dust settles then you think about something else. For us, it is not a business, it is a passion. You don't want to start talking about the next baby until you make sure this one is okay." [23]

Anderson later told IGN that if the film is a success, he'll do the fifth film and would like Leon Kennedy to make an appearance.[24]

Release date delays

In August 2009, it was announced that the film would be released on August 27, 2010.[25] Though, in December, it was set back to January 14, 2011.[26] In January 2010 it was announced that the release date was moved again, this time to September 10, 2010.[1]

Marketing

The first 3-D trailer was shown to a limited number of WonderCon 2010 attendees at Metreon in San Francisco, on April 2, followed by a non-3D version on April 3. The first teaser trailer was released on April 3, 2010 by MySpace in the Film Trailer Park. Paul W.S. Anderson narrated and presented his teaser trailer on April 4 at San Francisco WonderCon 2010. Theaters ran the teaser trailer as part of the premiere release of A Nightmare on Elm Street, on April 30, 2010. The film will also run in IMAX theaters. An updated trailer was shown with Jonah Hex, which opened in theaters on June 18, 2010.

Trivia

  • The name of this movie "Afterlife" is the same working title that was planned to be 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.
  • Chris Redfield makes the first appearance in movie franchise.
  • Jill Valentine will return in this movie but only for the last 10 to 20 seconds of the end.
  • Claire Redfield will have a device on her chest similar to what Jill wore. But it will be removed by Alice, as seen in the trailer when she has it in the hand.
  • Albert Wesker will be shown wearing two outfits. His Umbrella Chronicles Tuxedo (which is also used in Resident Evil 4) and his Resident Evil 5 Midnight Outfit.
  • This will be the first Resident Evil film Paul W.S. Anderson has both written and directed since Resident Evil.
  • In the game Resident Evil 5, the large man holding a large axe is called The Executioner, but in the movie, he's referred as The Axeman.

Gallery

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Resident Evil: Afterlife Back to 2010", CraveOnline Media, LLC, ShockTilYouDrop.com, January 11, 2010. Retrieved on January 11, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Screen Gems Shifts 'Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D' Back to September!
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ali Larter Back for Resident Evil: Afterlife -- More Plot Details!", 'DreadCentral', CraveOnline, September 22, 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-30.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "dreadcentral2" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Resident Evil: Afterlife Officially Begins Production", 'DreadCentral', CraveOnline, September 30, 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-30.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "dreadcentral1" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ blood-disgusting.com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Three new images from ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife", 'Blogomatic3000.com', Vidahost, May 25, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-05-30. 
  7. ↑ Resident Evil: Afterlife Teaser Now Online!. 'ComingSoon.net'. CraveOnline (April 3, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-05-30.
  8. ↑ Scifiscoop.com
  9. ↑ "Digest: Constantine readies 'Evil' sequels", Nielsen Business Media, Inc, The Hollywood Reporter, May 15, 2005. Retrieved on October 11, 2007. 
  10. ↑ Germain, David. "'Resident Evil' rules weekend box office", USA Today.com, September 23, 2007. 
  11. ↑ "Resident Evil 4 Update; Producer addresses the franchise's future.", IGN Entertainment, IGN AU Edition. Retrieved on October 18, 2007. 
  12. ↑ "Casting Underway for 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'?", Bloody-Disgusting.com, September 19, 2006. Retrieved on October 11, 2007. 
  13. ↑ Raccoon City Times PDF. Screen Gems Publications. Sony Pictures.com (2004).
  14. ↑ "Larter, Jovovich Talk 'Resident Evil' Spin-off!", Bloody-Disgusting.com, September 20, 2007. Retrieved on September 20, 2007. 
  15. ↑ Adler, Shawn. "'Resident Evil 4’ Likely, Says Director Paul W.S. Anderson", MTV.com, MTV Movies Blog, June 30, 2008. Retrieved on July 1, 2008. 
  16. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim. "Resident Evil 4 Buzz", IGN Entertainment, IGN Movies, December 18, 2008. Retrieved on January 20, 2009. 
  17. ↑ Rotten, Ryan. "Confirmed Exclusive: Resident Evil 4 Arriving in Late 2010", CraveOnline Media, LLC, ShockTilYouDrop.com, July 2, 2009. Retrieved on July 7, 2009. 
  18. ↑ Rotten, Ryan. "SDCC Exclusive: Resident Evil: Afterlife Coming in 3D!", CraveOnline Media, LLC, ShockTilYouDrop.com, July 23, 2009. Retrieved on July 24, 2009. 
  19. ↑ Otto, Jeff. "Milla Jovovich Talks About Her Starring Role in Resident Evil 4", Bloody-Disgusting.com, August 1, 2009. Retrieved on August 3, 2009. 
  20. ↑ [1]
  21. ↑ Weintraub, Steve 'Frosty'. "Resident Evil: Aferlife 3D" Begins Production", Collider.com, September 29, 2009. Retrieved on December 29, 2009. 
  22. ↑ "Resident Evil: Afterlife Officially Begins Production", Bloody-Disgusting.com, September 29, 2009. Retrieved on December 29, 2009. 
  23. ↑ Turek, Ryan. "SDCC '10: Will There Be a Resident Evil 5?", 'ShockTilYouDrop', CraveOnline, July 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 26, 2010. 
  24. ↑ Pirrello, Phil. "SDCC 10: What's Next For Resident Evil?", IGN Movies, News Corporation, July 25, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-08-07. 
  25. ↑ Ashcraft, Brian (August 20, 2009). Resident Evil: Afterlife Movie Gets New Release Date - Resident Evil: Afterlife. Kotaku.com. Retrieved on November 6, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Resident Evil: Afterlife Pushed Back to 2011", CraveOnline Media, LLC, DeadCentral.com, December 18, 2009. 

External Links

  • Official 3D Movie Website [2]
  • Official Movie Website (SonyPictures) [3]
  • International Official Movie Website (SonyPictures) [4]
  • Resident Evil: Afterlife at the International Movie Database [5]

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