Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, formerly referred to as "Resident Evil 6", is a 3-D science-fiction action/horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the sixth and final installment in a series of film adaptations based loosely on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil. It was initially planned to be released to theaters on September 12, 2014,[1][2] but was pushed back to September 2, 2016 and finally January 27, 2017. Filming started in August 2015.[3][4]