subject: The Future Of The Resident Evil Film Franchise [print this page] The Resident Evil franchise has been one of the most successful video game franchises, and at least at the box office the film adaptations have been very successful. While the films have not exactly been met with critical success, the films still make money at the box office. While fans have long criticized the films' lack of faithfulness to the story, the films have found their own niche.
For those not in the know, the Resident Evil series focus on a series of survivors in Raccoon City, a city owned and operated by the Umbrella Corporation, that is being plagued with the T-Virus, which is turning people into zombies. The films specifically focus on a woman named Alice who has the T-Virus in her, and instead of turning her into a zombie, it gives her superpowers that she uses to combat the Umbrella Corporation. The story of the film series is drastically different from the original video games. The difference is so great, in fact, that Capcom, the company that creates the video games, released an animated film based on the games that is much more faithful to the source material, and it has received fan approval.
The film series, despite criticism from critics and fans, the film has enjoyed success at the box office, but now a fourth film is in development, and many are wondering whether or not a fourth trip to the well might be a bit overkill. The fourth film, entitled Resident Evil: Afterlife is set to be released in late summer of 2010 in 3D. Milla Jovovich is returning to portray Alice, as she readies herself for all out war with the Umbrella Corporation. Other than that, the only major plot details known are that the film will take place in Tokyo, and that the character of Jill Valentine may return.
The film is being directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who was the director of the first film. Many are wondering if the film will genuinely take advantage of the 3D technology, or if it will just be another one of the slew of films that is in 3D that just does not make good use of the technology. If it makes good use of the 3D technology, then perhaps the spectacle will be enough to allow for the movie to receive a more positive critical reception (although this would most likely not translate on the home release).
by: Vanille Damon
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