Resident evil is an action horror science fiction film series loosely based on the capcom survival horror video game franchise of the same name. Andersons resident evil film franchise has been a hit with moviegoers by any conventional measure. While resident evil remakes have been all the rage these past couple of years, lets not forget that hollywood is also producing an re reimagining of its own. The story follows outbreaks of zombies and other monsters created. Andersons resident evil film franchise has been a hit with. Resident evil film actress milla jovovich portrays alice in the film series. The franchise focuses on a series of survival horror games and includes liveaction films, animated films, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and merchandise. She is described as a smalltown girl that enjoys hunting with. The final chapter, which was obviously intended to be the last flick in the film series. What the resident evil movie reboot could draw from. A key casting is reportedly on the cusp of being confirmed. Resident evil reboot looking to add kaya scodelario and. Vendetta, ive learned what the future of the liveaction movie franchise might just look like. Resident evil is being produced by margo klewans and robert kulzer for screen gems.
Milla jovovich and the resident evil film franchise have enjoyed a long and mutually fruitful relationship, beginning with 2002s first outing and concluding six films later with last years. Unrelated to the liveaction series, several cg resident evil movies have been released. In january 1997, constantin film acquired the film rights to the resident evil franchise with alan b. Begins, this latest chapter in the longrunning franchise will be a reboot that takes the series back to the horror roots of the original video game upon which it is based. Screenrant also reports that roberts has stated that the reboot will be a film rather than a series, so it looks like this project is probably not linked to the resident evil netflix tv series. There appears to be some casting movement on the film. The film is a reboot of the franchise resident evil that first came in 2002. The first, a mortal instruments adaptation later titled shadowhunters, was put into preproduction after screen gems backed out of the planned feature film, the mortal. Resident evil movies in order resident evil originally started out as a video game in the 1990s but has since branched out into many forms of popular culture. May 24, 2017 despite the final chapter of the andersonjovovich resident evil film saga only seeing release a few months back, news broke a few days back that series producer constantin films is already planning to reboot the franchise, with superstar director james wan the conjuring, aquaman set to executive produce the project. This report comes from cannes film festival no, resident evil was not up for an award where constantin film chairmanmartin moszkowicz confirmed that the studio is working on a resident evil. May 21, 2017 the resident evil movie franchise has not ended after all. In 2002, an underground umbrella facility underneath raccoon city, the hive, experiences a viral outbreak after the tvirus is. May 22, 2017 resident evil is the most successful film franchise based off a video game.
Most would agree that their faithfulness to the original mythology was loose at best, and the decades worth of films pretty much ruined the fandoms opinion of hollywood. In addition to stating it would be a film rather than a series, he stated. The film was released on december 23, 2016 in tokyo and on january 27, 2017 in north america. Aug 18, 2019 it would appear that the resident evil movie reboot, first revealed as in development back in 2017 following the release of resident evil. The final chapter came out earlier this year and was poised to put the successful videogametomovie franchise to bed. New resident evil movie in development screen rant. Details such as the reboot director, stars, and how the reboot would fit into the franchise narrative are being kept under wraps. Character breakdowns for the resident evil reboot film have. The high grossing horror film series which is based on the popular video.
Resident evil reboot considering a trio of disney actors. May 04, 2020 resident evil is undergoing preparations for a film series reboot, and the first step is casting actors for the series multiple protagonists. The new resident evil movie was targeting a production start at the end. There is also a reboot of the movie franchise in the works as well. Resident evil is an upcoming television service to be streamed on netflix. Apr 29, 2020 the new, untitled resident evil film is being directed by johannes roberts 47 meters down, who is cowriting alongside greg russo the writer behind the upcoming mortal kombat reboot. Anderson is currently at work on another film adaptation of a video game series, monster hunter. Jill will allegedly be a little different from her videogame counterpart. Prepare to be scared a resident evil reboot is in the works. Milla jovovich reacts to resident evil reboot screen rant. Milla jovovich and ali larter talk about the movie, resident evil. Resident evil is undergoing preparations for a film series reboot, and the first step is casting.
May 21, 2017 the resident evil movie franchise is getting a reboot. British actress kaya scodelario best known for her role as teresa in the maze runner series of film, the horror flick crawl, and pirates of the. Nov 26, 2018 james wans resident evil reboot is apparently going back to the games horror roots. Is this marvel star resident evils new jill valentine. Resident evil, known in japan as biohazard, is a japanese horror media franchise created by shinji mikami and tokuro fujiwara, and owned by the video game company capcom. The resident evil reboot will finally harken back to the games by being super, super scary, according to director johannes roberts. Constantin films monster hunter movie has been completed as resident evil netflix series is in limbo resident evil reboot will be super, super scary, unlike the previous. The resident evil reboot will finally harken back to the games by. While the most recent resident evil film aptly titled the final. Planning for the resident evil tv series began in 2014 after a shakeup within constantin film.
Milla jovovich responds to resident evil movie reboot. Constantin film produced six liveaction resident evil films written by paul w. The resident evil video game franchise is one of the biggest in the world, with the 1996 original being credited with popularizing the survival horror genre that later spawned other franchises like silent hill and dead space. Countries in which the resident evil film series was filmed. Netflix is in the process of turning resident evil into a tv series, according to a report by deadline the show is still in the early stages of development, so few details about the plot have. Resident evil tv series in works at netflix deadline. Resident evil reboot will be super, super scaryfilm slash film. From antman to resident evil it has been reported that. Resident evil is undergoing preparations for a film series reboot, and the first step is casting actors for the series multiple protagonists. Anderson until the moment, with milla jovovich of the protagonist. This cast include from the first until 7th series with a same title. Resident evil movie reboot will be based on resident evil 7.
Resident evil movie reboot casting for jill, chris, and claire. Resident evil movie franchise star milla jovovich offers her thoughts on the news that the series already has a reboot in the works. Netflixs resident evil series is probably a video game prequel. However, in 2017 it was also reported that constantin film was working on a sixmovie reboot of the resident evil franchise, so its unclear whether the netflix tv version will affect the. Now, in an interview with russo, the writer revealed that his script will take the series back to the horror roots and is based on resident evil 7. May 14, 2018 the upcoming resident evil reboot might become a tv series instead of a movie. James wans resident evil reboot is apparently going back to. While the movies have never been critically well received the highest they ever reached on rotten tomatoes was 35% for this years resident evil. The lead characters investigate a zombie infection and outbreak. Aug 19, 2019 the contentious resident evil film series published by constantin films came to an end in 2016, with many fans cheering its demise. Anderson, which were released between 2002 and 2017. The reboot was first announced in 2017 by constantin film and according. Resident evil movie reboot offers jill valentine role to.
Since then, constantin film brass have discussed plans to reboot the franchise, including as a tv series. His incredibly nepotistic film series, starring his own wife milla jovovich, is a gordian knot of. Resident evil film reboot character breakdowns surface cbr. Milla jovovich isnt happy about the resident evil reboot. Starring the face of resident evil herself, milla jovovich, the. Resident evil movie reboot in active development, according. Resident evil movie reboot to remain an actionfocused.
German studio constantin film bought the rights to adapt the series to film in january 1997. Vendetta 2017 and the seventh live action resident evil film in the series. Jan 23, 2019 as the remake of 1998s resident evil 2 hits shelves, its time to look at the decades of storytelling that could inspire the new film adaptation. Evil film franchise, its hard to argue with the success of a film series that. Last year, constantin film chairman martin moszkowicz had confirmed a reboot of the resident evil film series. The reboot film of resident evil will return to the roots of. Jan 24, 2019 the resident evil film franchise, launched with the 2002 resident evil, consists of six movies to date, produced by constantin, which had acquired the rights to the video game series, and. The movie is believed to be more faithful to the video game series than the previous franchise.
Resident evil reboot wants antman 2 star hannah johnkamen as jill valentine martin moszkowicz, chairman of the board at constantin film, did confirm to variety at the cannes film. Resident evil reboot will be super, super scaryfilm. In talking to resident evil producer hiroyuki kobayashi for the theatrical and home video release of resident evil. Resident evil movie series reboot confirmed gamespot. A new resident evil movie is in development, helmed by 47 meters down.
On top of all this, leon kennedy, chief irons, and albert wesker are also part of the films lead cast, although im a bit perplexed by the character descriptions illuminerdi. We remind you that the film saga of resident evil was in the hands of paul w. A fresh movie reboot of the resident evil franchise is in the works. A fresh movie reboot of the resident evil franchise is in the works the highgrossing horror film series which is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name appeared to. Resident evil movies getting reboot for a 6film franchise. Titans star reportedly eyed to play chris redfield in. Resident evil reboot coming, 6movie franchise planned. James wans resident evil reboot is apparently going back. While details have been pretty scarce, screenwriter greg russo has finally shed some. Evidently jill will be the lead for this resident evil reboot franchise, and theyre looking to cast performers who can commit to multiple films in this series. Since the first game in 1996, resident evil has now taken on the form of movies, novels, comics, and has been featured in notable music videos. Resident evil reboot could become a tv series instead.
Since then it has been announced that a new reboot franchise will be produced, with the first film written by greg russo. Did she really believe she was making a series of insanely cheesy zombie action movies of questionable quality purely because they were stories that desperately. Apr 30, 2020 a reboot of the famous video game the resident evil is the making. May 22, 2017 milla jovovich and ali larter talk about the movie, resident evil. Ign can confirm that a reboot of the franchise, which includes this years resident evil. A fan made fan cast list for a resident evil reboot series, the movies in this reboot would be based on both the games and the novelizations by s.
A resident evil movie reboot is in the works and is super. The highgrossing horror film series which is based on the popular video. Apr 02, 2020 resident evil is getting a lot of attention lately thanks to the remakes of the video games plus the announced netflix series. Resident evil movie reboot plans to place horror over action. The actress plays alice, a character created for the films, which joined forces to some already wellknown as jill valentine sienna guillory, claire redfield ali larter, chris redfield wentworth miller and faced a lot of zombies in addition. The series is particularly popular in china where special effects spectaculars low on. While never a big hit with critics and often controversial among diehard fans of the popular video games that inspired it paul w.