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Are you ready for another Resident Evil film? If you saw Resident Evil: Retribution - the fifth chapter in the series, which grossed $221 million worldwide - you know they've left the door open to at least one more chapter in the series.

When we spoke to director Paul W.S. Anderson prior to the start of Resident Evil: Afterlife (part four) he told us he had mapped out a story for a new trilogy which would carry the franchise into a sixth film, so you know he's ready. While we don't have a title for that sixth film, there is a confirmed release date...

ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned Sony/Screen Gems has set a debut date for September 12, 2014 which means Anderson and star Milla Jovovich will likely begin shooting the new film this fall.

Story-wise, no details have been released, but when we last saw Jovovich's Alice, she was at the White House and facing a rather large threat with Wesker by her side.

We'll have more details as they come in!

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/172723-sony-sets-a-release-date-for-resident-evil-6

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Not a new trilogy, unless I read it wrong. Just #6, or the ending to the second trilogy.

 

[Nemesis_]

Why

 

[JdFoX187]

These are dumb, entertaining fun. Moreso dumb than entertaining, it seems. But as long as Anderson keeps churning these things out, it keeps him from ruining other titles that he's talked about in the past.

 

[SolsticeZero]

They need to get rid of Alice for these to be even remotely good.

 

[Magnus]

Yeah, I believe the wording there suggests this is the end of that new trilogy, comprisig Afterlife, the 5th film and now this 6th one.

 

[Nemesis_]

These are dumb, entertaining fun. Moreso dumb than entertaining, it seems. But as long as Anderson keeps churning these things out, it keeps him from ruining other titles that he's talked about in the past.

This is a great way to look at it, I guess.

I wonder what game they will focus on this time. It's either Africa and RE5 or RE6.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Totally okay with this.

Dumb, popcorn action. Bring it on. They're fun.

 

[darthbob]

Man, I enjoy these movies.

Sure they're terrible, but you know what, who fucking cares? They're pure popcorn flick material and that's all I ever expect/want from a movie that is based on a video game.

 

[TheKaeptain]

These movie are so over the top I can help but like them.

 

[Snaku]

The popularity of these movies ruined the video game franchise. You can't tell me that laser trap scene in RE4 wasn't ripped straight out of the first film. Ever since then the series has done its best to emulate the Paul Anderson philosophy: more action, less horror, more dumb.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Man, I enjoy these movies.

Sure they're terrible, but you know what, who fucking cares? They're pure popcorn flick material and that's all I ever expect/want from a movie that is based on a video game.

They don't go far enough, I feel like I could get a similar and superior experience watching someone play Resi 4

 

[Aquamarine]

Are you ready for another Resident Evil film? If you saw Resident Evil: Retribution - the fifth chapter in the series, which grossed $221 million worldwide - you know they've left the door open to at least one more chapter in the series.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed the films:

1994 Shopping
1995 Mortal Kombat - RT 34%
1997 Event Horizon - RT 23%
1998 Soldier - RT 10%
2002 Resident Evil - RT 34%
2004 Alien vs. Predator - RT 21%
2008 Death Race - RT 43%
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife - RT 23%
2011 The Three Musketeers - RT 24%
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution - RT 30%

....prior to this new film.

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new film.

 

[Hot Coldman]

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new movie.

FWIW, Event Horizon has a bit of a cult following.

 

[JdFoX187]

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed the films:

1994 Shopping
1995 Mortal Kombat - RT 34%
1997 Event Horizon - RT 23%
1998 Soldier - RT 10%
2000 The Sight
2002 Resident Evil - RT 34%
2004 Alien vs. Predator - RT 21%
2008 Death Race - RT 43%
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife - RT 23%
2011 The Three Musketeers - RT 24%
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution - RT 30%

....prior to this new trilogy.

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new movie.

Event Horizon is a good movie. "Where we're going, you won't need eyes." Sam Neil was goddamn creepy in that. I also have a soft spot for Soldier. But the erst of his movies are fucking awful. He somehow managed to make Alien vs. Predator boring. How do you do that?

 

[Count Dookkake]

YES!

Best b-movie series running!

I am glad that the incorrect thread title will give false hope to the haters.

 

[anaron]

The original's existence is totally justified for having created quite possibly the funniest commentary ever

 

[colt45joe]

didnt know he did the first mortal kombat. i thought that was actually pretty good.

 

[cvxfreak]

I seriously hope it ends with this one. Even taking the plot seriously for just one moment, the fifth movie was obviously just filler and a redux of the first in a lot of ways.

 

[JdFoX187]

didnt know he did the first mortal kombat. i thought that was actually pretty good.

Mortal Kombat and PG-13 do not go together. Scorpion and Sub-Zero do not team up and work for Shang Tsung. Reptile's CG looked like something out of a PSOne FMV. People holding it up as some standard of video game adaptations make me wonder if they've ever truly watched it. Awful, awful movie that plays more like some half-assed version of Enter the Dragon without any of its style.

 

[wenis]

My body is so fucking ready.

 

[Hot Coldman]

The original's existence is totally justified for having created quite possibly the funniest commentary ever

And also this scene

 

[strafer]

Not a new trilogy, unless I read it wrong. Just #6, or the ending to the second trilogy.

Yeah, I believe the wording there suggests this is the end of that new trilogy, comprisig Afterlife, the 5th film and now this 6th one.

My bad.

 

[Mudkips]

The popularity of these movies ruined the video game franchise. You can't tell me that laser trap scene in RE4 wasn't ripped straight out of the first film. Ever since then the series has done its best to emulate the Paul Anderson philosophy: more action, less horror, more dumb.

So much this. It disgusts me.

 

[Hobbestetrician]

They need to get rid of Alice for these to be even remotely good.

But that would mean no Milla. No thanks.

 

[Fusebox]

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed the films:

1994 Shopping
1995 Mortal Kombat - RT 34%
1997 Event Horizon - RT 23%
1998 Soldier - RT 10%
2002 Resident Evil - RT 34%
2004 Alien vs. Predator - RT 21%
2008 Death Race - RT 43%
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife - RT 23%
2011 The Three Musketeers - RT 24%
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution - RT 30%

....prior to this new film.

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new film.

Event Horizon at 23%?? Lololol I always knew RT was a load of shit.

 

[Witchfinder General]

I love this series but the last movie was horrifically bad. Normally there's a sense of joy de vivre in the movies, a sense that everyone involved may know they are doing a OTT b-movie but you can tell they enjoy it and are having fun. The last one felt like the life had been sucked out of it and everyone was simply there to collect their cheque.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Mortal Kombat was awesome f the haters.

 

[Judderman]

I can already hear Rich Evans laughing.

Paul W.S. Anderson should have quit after Mortal Kombat. That was his pinnacle.

 

[Ashhong]

Mortal Kombat and PG-13 do not go together. Scorpion and Sub-Zero do not team up and work for Shang Tsung. Reptile's CG looked like something out of a PSOne FMV. People holding it up as some standard of video game adaptations make me wonder if they've ever truly watched it. Awful, awful movie that plays more like some half-assed version of Enter the Dragon without any of its style.

It was made in 1995, of course the CG was bad. The movie was fine for it's time. What's wrong with Sub Zero and Scorpion teaming up? Was there even any lore for MK back then?

Plus, did they even actually "team up" or were they just working for the same guy? I can't remember. Either way, bfd.

 

[Correctomundo]

Event Horizon at 23%?? Lololol I always knew RT was a load of shit.

It's... an aggregate.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed the films:

1994 Shopping
1995 Mortal Kombat - RT 34%
1997 Event Horizon - RT 23%
1998 Soldier - RT 10%
2002 Resident Evil - RT 34%
2004 Alien vs. Predator - RT 21%
2008 Death Race - RT 43%
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife - RT 23%
2011 The Three Musketeers - RT 24%
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution - RT 30%

....prior to this new film.

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new film.

Critical acclaim doesn't determine if I enjoy a movie.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Soldier wasn't horrible, and 2/3 of Event Horizon are good. It falls apart towards the end, though.


Regarding RE, I want to say the series deserves a more respectable treatment, but the last two games have had a lot in common with the movies series, for better or worse (hint:worse).

 

[Christopher]

End it End it

 

[TheSeks]

They need to get rid of Alice for these to be even remotely good.

Alice wasn't bad in the first one until she turned into a total Mary Sue from 2 on. :/

 

[SmithnCo]

Milk it milk it milk it

 

[Van Owen]

Alice was still pulling of some nutso shit after losing her powers in the last one.

These movies are dumb fun, and now that the games are shit it's not so painful they aren't faithful to the source material.

 

[Kagari]

Let Wesker be the main character this time.

 

[Reiko]

Let Wesker be the main character this time.

Best part of this franchise.

 

[MarauderShields]

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed the films:

1994 Shopping
1995 Mortal Kombat - RT 34%
1997 Event Horizon - RT 23%
1998 Soldier - RT 10%
2002 Resident Evil - RT 34%
2004 Alien vs. Predator - RT 21%
2008 Death Race - RT 43%
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife - RT 23%
2011 The Three Musketeers - RT 24%
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution - RT 30%

....prior to this new film.

The guy hasn't made ONE SINGLE critically acclaimed film in his entire career. So no...I am not ready for this new film.

Mortal Kombat was awesome

 

[SmithnCo]

Let Wesker be the main character this time.

Have Wesker kill Alice in the first five minutes and have the rest of the movie just be Wesker going around being an asshole to everyone.

 

[djplaeskool]

Why

They make money.
Believe it or not, all of them have been profitable.

 

[JORMBO]

Last two movies were just bad. Nothing entertaining in them.

 

[Battle Born]

This will be the worst film I'll gladly see next year. It's all thanks to Milla.

 

[LakeEarth]

Soldier wasn't horrible, and 2/3 of Event Horizon are good. It falls apart towards the end, though.

The script for Soldier was apparently hot shit at the time, but with a ton of meddling and delays, it just didn't turn out well.

EDIT - looking it up, it was a 15 year old script, written by the co-writer of Blade Runner.

 

[MIMIC]

The popularity of these movies ruined the video game franchise. You can't tell me that laser trap scene in RE4 wasn't ripped straight out of the first film. Ever since then the series has done its best to emulate the Paul Anderson philosophy: more action, less horror, more dumb.

I guess I can add that to the list of reasons I never liked RE4

(I never actually finished the game because I was so disappointed)

 

[Shadow780]

I will gladly pay another $20 to see this while bathe in GAF hate.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Just reboot the franchise and make proper RE1, 2 & 4 films.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Remake all the games with ability to play as Alice and friends.

She should at least appear in Mercenaries.

 

[JdFoX187]

The script for Soldier was apparently hot shit at the time, but with a ton of meddling and delays, it just didn't turn out well.

EDIT - looking it up, it was a 15 year old script, written by the co-writer of Blade Runner.

Yup. It was supposed to take place in the same universe as Blade Runner. Supposedly there's some minor references in the final product. It's still a decent movie with some nice over-acting by Russel, Busey and Jason Isaacs.