Resident Evil 4 (2010)
About the film . . .
- Fourth Resident Evil film. Prequels: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
- Director Paul W.S. Anderson spoke to IGN about what's happening with Resident Evil 4 (December 18, 2008):
- "I'm writing a script right now. The script side is happening. It's going to be difficult what's happening when until the whole SAG [strike] thing is resolved. But that's something I'm working on right now. Everyone at [game developer] Capcom has had their input into the idea and they're all very excited. I don't want to tell you what it is but it's very exciting. Once again we're doing it completely with the blessing of the videogame company. We got a lot of flack [on the sequels] for, 'Why isn't the movie set in the mansion just exactly like the very first videogame?' That's just not progression for me. As the Resident Evil videogames themselves have developed in leaps and bounds -- it's like when we did the last movie people were like, 'Resident Evil doesn't take place in the desert. What the (expletive) is this?' Well, where does Resident Evil take place? Does it take place in Raccoon City exclusively? Well, I don't think so because the game has been in Antarctica, in Raccoon City, now it's in Africa. The game is constantly and so is the movie franchise. We're doing it very much in conjunction with the developers of the videogame to give the audience something fresh but something that fits within the world of the videogame."
The filmmaker wouldn't spill the beans on whether Resident Evil 4 would center on Milla Jovovich's Alice or Ali Larter's Claire Redfield. "I can't say right now," he said, then laughed, "I'm no more secretive than Capcom. I was having a meeting with Capcom and I asked about the future of the Umbrella Corporation. 'The Umbrella Corporation has many secrets.' Well, what does that mean?!" [ full article ]
- "I'm writing a script right now. The script side is happening. It's going to be difficult what's happening when until the whole SAG [strike] thing is resolved. But that's something I'm working on right now. Everyone at [game developer] Capcom has had their input into the idea and they're all very excited. I don't want to tell you what it is but it's very exciting. Once again we're doing it completely with the blessing of the videogame company. We got a lot of flack [on the sequels] for, 'Why isn't the movie set in the mansion just exactly like the very first videogame?' That's just not progression for me. As the Resident Evil videogames themselves have developed in leaps and bounds -- it's like when we did the last movie people were like, 'Resident Evil doesn't take place in the desert. What the (expletive) is this?' Well, where does Resident Evil take place? Does it take place in Raccoon City exclusively? Well, I don't think so because the game has been in Antarctica, in Raccoon City, now it's in Africa. The game is constantly and so is the movie franchise. We're doing it very much in conjunction with the developers of the videogame to give the audience something fresh but something that fits within the world of the videogame."
- Director Paul W.S. Anderson spoke to the Sunday Sun about the possibility of Resident Evil 4 (October 5, 2008):
- "I'm writing an adaptation of The Long Good Friday right now, set in present-day Miami. Then I will probably write Resident Evil 4."
- Director Paul W.S. Anderson talked to io9 about the possibility of a fourth Resident Evil film (July 31, 2008):
io9: Are we going to see an army of Alices?
Anderson: We're in very early discussions about all of it, so it's not a definite thing by any means. Milla would like to return, and I would certainly like to see the franchise continue. Last year there were, I think, eight 'threequels' got released. Rush Hour 3, Pirates 3, Spider-Man 3...but there was eight of them. Shrek 3. Six out of the eight, the third movie did worse business than the second movie. There were only two where the third movie did better than the second movie. That was Bourne Ultimatum and Resident Evil 4. So, you know, it is quite an achievement for a franchise to keep growing like that, and we all feel that the audience is excited to see another one clearly. We would like, if we could put it together, we would do it.io9: Right, but hypothetically how would you go about using all of those Alices?
Anderson - I'm not going to tell you that. [laughs]... but we wouldio9: You would?
Anderson: We would, yes. Absolutely. - Paul W.S. Anderson talked to MTV about the possibility of a sequel to Resident Evil 4 (June 30, 2008):
"I'm just starting to talk to Sony about it. I don't even know if anything will come of it, but there's a possibility it might happen. I love the Resident Evil franchise and we always try to make the best possible movie we can. If we could find a good Resident Evil 4 to make, then we would do it. But I wouldn't just do it for the sake of it, that's for sure." [ article ]
Credits
Written by Paul S. Anderson