Columbia Pictures has just revealed the second trailer of the 3D sci-fi action-horror “Resident Evil: Retribution” from writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson and starringMilla Jovovich.
In “Resident Evil: Retribution,” the Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
Opening across the Philippines in September 2012, “Resident Evil: Retribution” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.columbiapictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.
Milla Jovovich, star of “Resident Evil: Retribution”, will be participating in a live global streaming webchat leading up to the launch of the film’s trailer on Thursday, June 14th at 11:00pm (Manila time) at the Regal Union Square Cinemas in New York.
ScreenCrush.com’s Jordan Hoffman will be moderating. Fans at home can log on to http://on.fb.me/MNNgZu to watch the Q&A live.
Fans can also submit their questions online at http://on.fb.me/MNNgZu for a chance to get it answered live by Milla. The full trailer will be posted after the webchat on the film’s official site – http://www.residentevil-movie.com.
“Resident Evil: Retribution” is the fifth installment of the wildly successful film franchise that has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide to date. Columbia Pictures will release the film in state-of-the art 3D, in the Philippines on September 14, 2012.
In “Resident Evil: Retribution”, the Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
“Resident Evil: Retribution” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.columbiapictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.
Kellan Lutz (Twilight/Breaking Dawn) has been cast to voice the title character in Constantin Film’s motion-capture adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan. Spencer Locke (Resident Evil) will star as Tarzan’s love interest, Jane Porter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rienhard Kloos and Holger Tappe are co-directing the movie. Kloos also co-wrote the new adaptation with Yoni Brenner and Jessica Postigo. He is producing with Robert Kulzer.
In the new updated version of the jungle hero, Tarzan’s parents are billionaire adventurers who are killed in an airplane crash. The movie’s villain is CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the corp. from Tarzan’s deceased parents. Jane is the daughter of an African guide who is committed to the conservation of the jungle.
Tarzan first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes and spawned 35 sequels. More than 90 movies have been made based on the character since 1918. In 1999, Disney released the hugely popular 2D animated feature inspired by the novel, which was directed by Chris Buck and Kevin Lima. The latest adaptation of Burroughs’ other franchise John Carter proved to be an epic bomb for Disney.
The 10 Facts for Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) were given in an interview with Collider recently. What Paul W.S. Anderson had to say is more than a little dishearting to true horror and zombie film fans. Thank God for the upcoming season of The Walking Dead where fans will be able obtain their true zombie horror fix.
Resident Evil: Retribution‘s plot synopsis: “K-Mart (Spencer Locke), Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) and her brother Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller) are captured by the Umbrella Corporation while the heroes must battle the Las Plagas variant of the infected, meaning the mindless zombies are replaced by stronger, scarier monsters.”
Resident Evil: Retribution currently stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Oded Fehr, Boris Kodjoe, Colin Salmon, and Johann Urb.
The 10 Facts from Paul W.S. Anderson about Resident Evil: Retribution:
RE:5 starts filming in Toronto in a week. Anderson lent heavily on the video games for inspiration for Retribution, just as they did with the previous films.
They’re bringing in the Las Plagas parasite from the games for Retribution. It will allow the undead to “run around, ride motorbikes, and shoot machine guns.”
They’re recreating an action set-piece from the fifth video game where the characters are driving in a Hummer while being chased by zombies. Anderson changed the vehicle to a Rolls Royce Phantom.
They had to tear apart and rebuild the Phantom with roll-bars and such in order to shoot the chase scene.
Responding to criticisms that the film franchise has become too action-heavy while sidelining the horror, Anderson said the games have followed the same trajectory, leading to some phenomenal action sequences. He praises the franchise for consistently changing things up.
When decided which new characters to include in Retribution, Anderson and Milla Jovovich listened to the fanbase. They settled on adding Leon Kennedy, Ada Wong, and Barry Burton, who they felt where the three fan-favorites that the film franchise has yet to touch on.
When casting for the new characters, they tried their best to get people that looked as much like the game characters as possible.
Retribution takes place in Tokyo, Moscow, and North America. They’re filming in all three locations.
When Anderson signed on for the first film, he flew to Osaka and spent three days at Capcom explaining his vision and having a dialogue with the game creators.
Anderson says the relationship between the films and Capcom is symbiotic. They look at the scripts and give notes, and sometimes the Anderson and the people working on the film franchise will change things because of the comments.
