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Constantin-produced Resident Evil series to infect your TV
Constantin Film, the production company behind the live-action Resident Evil films, will produce a television show based on Capcom's horror franchise sometime after the debut of a sixth film, Variety reports. If that sounds familiar, you may recall that back in August, it was discovered that another production company, Mance Media, had pitched the idea of a serious detective drama set in the Resident Evil universe. The page describing said show has since been taken down however, and with the current license holders announcing their intentions to create their own TV series, it seems the project known as "Arklay" is likely dead. That's not to say Constantin's TV show can't absorb some of Mance Media's ideas into their version, though. In fact, there's almost nothing known about the series, other than its proposed existence. It could end up being a faithful adaptation of the games, a continuation of the films, or something else entirely. For now, the only thing we could accurately call it is a mystery. [Image: Constantin Film]
Paul W.S. Anderson begins work on sixth Resident Evil movie
The Resident Evil movies are one of the most successful games-to-film adaptations out there - financially, anyway. Critically, well ... maybe not so much. And yet, like the undead it portrays on the big screen, the series keeps shuffling along, undeterred. China Central Television (CCTV) reports that director Paul W.S. Anderson will begin work on the sixth installment this year. Anderson discussed the film at the Beijing International Film Festival, which included plans to once again cast Chinese actress Li Bingbing as Ada Wong. CCTV reports that Anderson said he would "have to go home ... for 'Rising Resident Evil,'" but this appears to be a mistranslation. A clip from Anderson's talk reveals that he said "writing," not "Rising." It was reported last year that the as-of-yet-unnamed sequel would release in September of this year, but if Anderson is just now starting to pen the script, that seems about as likely as surviving a Licker encounter with no Green Herbs and a Combat Knife. Are we right? Eh? Eh? This guy, he gets it. Resident Evil: Retribution, the most recent entry, reportedly cost $65 million to produce and earned $221 million. [Image: Screen Gems]
Rumor: Sony plans to follow Resident Evil: Afterlife with reboot Resident Evil: Begins
According to BloodyDisgusting, Sony already has plans for a fifth film following 2010's Afterlife -- which jibes with what we heard back at Comic-Con. However, instead of signing on Jovovich to reprise her role as Alice for films beyond Afterlife, the studio is supposedly planning to reboot the franchise and go back to the beginning of it all. The fifth film is tentatively titled Resident Evil: Begins, and would apparently follow Bruce Wayne's ascent as Batman, guardian of Gotham City a special military unit that battles a super computer within a complex chock full of the undead. So it'll basically be the first movie again. [Via Kotaku]
Rumor: Resident Evil returns to the silver screen in 2010
According to Shock Till You Drop, the Resident Evil movies are getting a fourth installment in Resident Evil: Afterlife. A supposed internal memo at Sony Pictures seems to point to a September 17, 2010 release. Of course, this isn't the first time we've heard about a fourth Resident Evil movie, so we're considering this rumor fairly credible.Do we really want another Resident Evil movie, though? Hasn't Milla Jovovich beaten up enough zombified dogs and dudes in rubber suits?[Via Coming Soon]
Some details scared up on next Resident Evil movie
If the sweeping epic of Resident Evil: Extinction had you chomping at the neck for another installment, JoBlo.com has some details from a "very reliable source" about the fourth film in the franchise. Auteur Paul (insert consonants here) Anderson has written the screenplay, but won't direct. The screenplay is more like RE2 (the film), but with, ahem ... "better dialogue." There's speculation that they may need to bring in a martial arts choreographer for all the hand-to-hand combat. Finally, Extinction's creature effects guy is back, with Jurassic Park 3's special FX supervisor coming on board.Once Milla Jovovich commits to playing Project Alice again, the producers will look for a director. Filming will take place in Tokyo and Toronto, with the Canadian capital (it's not? well, it should be) filling in for Alaska. For those not following the movies, Alaska may be the last refuge for survivors. How do we know so much about Extinction? Don't blame us, it's available for free on X360's Netflix.[Thanks, Hashbrown Hunter]
Capcom's makin' movies
Video games and movies frequently don't mix. Sometimes, movies pump out a Resident Evil, which goes on to produce financially successful sequels. Mostly, though, Uwe Boll ends up with them. Capcom is making sure none of that happens to their titles. Capcom is currently cozying up with Hollywood to turn more of its licenses into hit movies; and the other way around. Germaine Gioia, Capcom's new Senior VP of Licensing, is working to get Capcom more exposure in Hollywood. This way, Capcom games like Lost Planet could get decent showings on the silver screen and Capcom can work closely with studios to create games on Hollywood IPs ... which could allow them to work nicely together. Microsoft should take a page from Capcom's book in dealing with Hollywood (possibly getting together with arch-nemesis Sony to make it). By working closely with Hollywood, Capcom is taking a step toward making gaming a more socially acceptable past time. If the movies about games are frequently decent (not directed by Uwe Boll), we could see a loosening of political intolerance of the medium as Hollywood and politicians frequently are in lock-step. Plus, Capcom gets to make more money, which they aren't about to argue with.
