Love or hate it, the
Resident Evil (aka
Bio Hazard in Japan)
movie franchise earned big bucks with its last entry, "
Resident: Evil Afterlife". As a longtime fan of the series, the films by
Paul W.S. Anderson have absolutely nothing to do with the games, save for porting characters, monsters, and the
Umbrella Corporation elements and using them for his own interpretation of the concept. As I noted
in my review of the last film, my initial disappointment in the franchise soon turned to respect for the continuity he has built up for the series. Now, the director is set to return with a fifth installment, which his wife and the main star of the movies,
Milla Jovovich, called "
Resident Evil: Retribution", and it's been confirmed by Anderson himself that is definitely the film's title.
As posted in
Bloody Disgusting and
Cinema Blend, Paul W.S. Anderson is slated to direct and work on RE: Retribution for a September 14, 2012 release. It will see Jovovich back in the role of Alice, as she works her way from Toronto to Tokyo
to battle and put an end to the Umbrella Corporation once and for all. Also expected to return is actress
Sienna Guillory, who played the live action version of the well known Resident Evil/
Bio Hazard heroine
Jill Valentine. Guillory was last seen in a cameo appearance in Afterlife as Jill with a mind controlling device in her chest, mimicking her position and fate in the events of the video game
Resident Evil 5. For additional details and info on the story, visit the source post at
Bloody Disgusting and
Cinema Blend!
UPDATE: It seems that they're bringing out the rest of the other "RE Character veterans" into this, as Bloody Disgusting also mentioned in their article that Retribution is looking to cast actors for the roles of "
Barry Burton" and "
Leon Scott Kennedy", two VERY WELL KNOWN figures in the RE Game mythos (especially the latter, who is the main hero in
Resident Evil 2 and
Resident Evil 4). Also, the role of Jill MAY be recast, but we won't know til future updates arrive.
Resident Evil: Retribution opens in conventional and 3D theaters on September 14, 2012!
*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm
