Paul Anderson wrote the screenplay but he is not coming back to direct.
The screenplay is more akin to RE2 in terms of style, but with better dialogue. The overall tone is also very dark.
There's enough hand to hand fights in the script for them to bring in a martial arts choreographer.
Patrick Tatopoulos (Resident Evil: Extinction) will be in charge of the creature effects and they will have a new Special FX supervisor (in terms of the the practical effects) - Michael Lantieri (Jurassic Park III)
The script is complete (they're at Draft 2)) and they're going to start casting before making any more script changes.
So far, they will be filming in Toronto and Tokyo. Toronto will actually front for Alaska.
They will be hiring a director once they have Milla officially signed back on.
The screenplay is more akin to RE2 in terms of style, but with better dialogue. The overall tone is also very dark.
There's enough hand to hand fights in the script for them to bring in a martial arts choreographer.
Patrick Tatopoulos (Resident Evil: Extinction) will be in charge of the creature effects and they will have a new Special FX supervisor (in terms of the the practical effects) - Michael Lantieri (Jurassic Park III)
The script is complete (they're at Draft 2)) and they're going to start casting before making any more script changes.
So far, they will be filming in Toronto and Tokyo. Toronto will actually front for Alaska.
They will be hiring a director once they have Milla officially signed back on.
We'll definitely keep you posted on any new developments surrounding this fourth film.
Resident Evil: Afterlife was released September 10th, 2010 and stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Wentworth Miller. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
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LeonSKennedy14
Like i know u cant stick to the games too much, but u cant ignore some key factors!
3 years agoby @leonskennedy14Flag
LeonSKennedy14
I liked the first film but once they made alice "super human" that was it, a big factor of RE is survival and fear, alice was up for fighting nemesis and managed to get him to remember who he and she was, if they tried that in the Resident evil 3 game, nemesis would rocket launch u to bits...I think they ruined him in apocalypse, and i think if they are to make a new film they should get rid of alice and bring in Chris,leon or maybe brin back jill. Wha dye think?
3 years agoby @leonskennedy14Flag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
In some what way i agree with Vamp and Killerman...
But i also agree with that guy about having someone else other than Paul W.S Anderson direct and write.
They should follow the basic plot outline, not the entire game that would just be stupid.
Also for the dude i kind off agree with, he stated about about someone else doing this franchise like Romero or Del-Toro...
News flash
Romero wrote the original script to Resident Evil based on the books and games but they never used the script. You can find it on literally any script site
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
Ryan Moran
sweet man its going to be awesome
3 years agoby @nightwing18Flag
Mr.Rated-R
hells yeah i kant wait 4 this one. i just hope jill valentine will make a come bk in this one
3 years agoby @residentevilfanFlag
killerman200
They're filming in Tokyo, cause i guess that's where the last one left off. I think Tokyo is the only place with some signs of life, because that's where Wesker was transmitting messages underground.
3 years agoby @killerman200Flag
The CryptKeeper
Why are they filming in Tokyo? Isn't the whole earth desert or something? And they haven't done casting choices yet? WTF? MILLA JOVOVICH!!! DUH!
3 years agoby @catwomanFlag
Vamp
Thank you! Someone sees sense!
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
killerman200
I agree Vamp. Really, if you are a director and directing a video game adaptation, you shouldn't follow the script from the game. It would just feel like your watching the same thing, which wouldn't be right. You would know what happened in every part of the movie, if you played the game. Most of all the games are very long, you couldn't cut down the game script into a movie without leaving out major details.
3 years agoby @killerman200Flag
Vamp
You guys. You've seen TOO much to be scared by anything in these movies. It'd take a movie of such epicly horrific proportions that the DIRECTOR got too scared, and it got changed FIVE times before it'd scare you. You've grown up, so get the hell over it.
I agree, these movies don't follow the games well, save for "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," but do you REALLY want to see the SAME EXACT THING that you ALREADY knew was going to happen? Paul W.S. Anderson stayed true to the virus and everything about these movies, except that he didn't follow the storylines to an obsessive compulsive extent.
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
sakai23
omgs. i really hope this is true. Movies arent so great but still. As a fan i must hope for the best.
3 years agoby @sakai23Flag
m3m3z90
Alright....I think to this day that the video game franchise was a gift from the heavens cuz those games were amazing...awaiting the 5th installment... I think Paul Anderson should stay the f*ck away from these movies... I have not liked any of them because their supposed to be tied in to the game...in a being on crack kinda way... THEIR ZOMBIES!! theres no need for Martial Arts!! How are you going to fight a Cannibal dead zombie!! There no REAL characters related to the game other than Jill... its BS! they might as well start over with someone with Talent!! like George Romero like originally intended or someone else... Like Del Toro.. need feedback here...
3 years agoby @m3m3z90Flag
SWAK1774
I hope that Jensen Ackles signing on as Leon wasn't a rumor. We need to see more mutated creatures. And if they are going to use more zombies in the scenes make the scenes/zombies more gross (i.e. like in the Romero movies). I want to be scared like the damn games do to me. Use real makeup to show how f*cked up looking the zombies are. I hated that the hole in one of the zombies' face in part 1 was CGI. And what was that Asian chick's name in the fourth game? Ada Wong? Hopefully she'll be in this one too since some of the movie takes place in Tokyo.
3 years agoby @swak1774Flag
William A Holla
wow y in the hell whould they make anymore RE movies....they all sucked, even the 1st was even that good
3 years agoby @willturpin323Flag
righthandofdoom
They should use the characters from the games instead of adding a new character. Resident evil movies should scare the sh*t out of you and the ones out now dont. Thats why I didnt like them. Hopefully they'll do that with the new one.
3 years agoby @righthandofdoomFlag
Mr. Fixit
the movies need to be a little more suspenseful. the kind of suspense that causes your a-hole to pucker tight, and then make you jump out of your socks when they scare ya. Just like the games. I'm 39 years old, and I'll admit those games scared the sh*t out me when I first played them.
3 years agoby @mrfixitFlag
kyle_hannah
Milla will sign her husband pretty much owns the Resident Evil series. If any series needs rebooting it's this one they need to make a new Resident Evil film with plotlines and characters that actually exist in the game. While Paul WS Anderson has some good action flicks like Event Horizon, Soldier, and Death Race it's outweighed by his awful AVP:Alien vs Predator, Mortal Kombat, and Resident Evil films. Hopefully (i doubt it) but hopefully this will be closer to the games. To reply to killerman200's comment...been there done that dicks are just as tasty as breakfast sausages with twice the protein :)
3 years agoby @kyle-hannahFlag
Shelley
Go away pervert.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Vamp
The "Resident Evil" series rules! lolz.
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
Mr. Fixit
Milla, Milla, Milla!!!!!! Sign, Baby, SIGN! I don't care if the move blows chunks like this animated CGI piece of crap they just released, as long as Milla is in it - I will watch it.
3 years agoby @mrfixitFlag
Draktyr
Patrick Tatopoulos for creature effects? Cool. If you need me, I'll be on the fences about this one.
3 years agoby @draktyrFlag
The Kwisatz Haderach
meh....
3 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
Shelley
The entry below is not Killerman, it is butteredtoast masquerading as him. How he got the same screen name I do not know.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Shadow Of The Day
Great news.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
righthandofdoom
Did anyone see resident evil degeneration.
3 years agoby @righthandofdoomFlag
ButteredToast
I like men Nough said
3 years agoby @butteredtoastFlag
Davon's Movieweb
In a way I agree with you. They pretty much strayed away from the Resident Evil games and made their own. Still, theres some pretty good action.
3 years agoby @davon29Flag
righthandofdoom
The resident evil movies are horrible.
3 years agoby @righthandofdoomFlag
Chad Vital
Don't get me wrong, Resident Evil has so much potential, but we are getting half assed films here.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Chad Vital
damn typos haha *amazing
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag