Resident Evil: Extinction
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| Resident Evil: Extinction | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
| Produced by | Paul W. S. Anderson Jeremy Bolt Robert Kulzer Bernd Eichinger Samuel Hadida |
| Written by | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Starring | Milla Jovovich Sienna Guillory Ali Larter Oded Fehr Mike Epps Iain Glen Ashanti Douglas Chris Egan Spencer Locke |
| Cinematography | David Johnson |
| Editing by | Ryan Folsey |
| Distributed by | Sony |
| Release date(s) | Image:Flag of the United States.svg September 21, 2007 Image:European flag.svg September 7, 2007 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg November 2, 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45,000,000 <ref> IMDB (July 26th, 2006). Production Budget. IMDB. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.</ref> |
| Preceded by | Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
| Followed by | Resident Evil 4 |
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Resident Evil: Extinction (a.k.a. Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil: Afterlife ) is the 2007 sequel to Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Resident Evil: Extinction is the third installment in a tetralogy based on the popular Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil. The film is directed by Russell Mulcahy and produced by Paul Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Mike Epps, Sienna Guillory, Ashanti Douglas, Ali Larter, Chris Egan, and Oded Fehr. The film entered post-production in late July 2006 <ref> Film Force IGN (July 26th, 2006). Production Wraps Up. Film Force IGN. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.</ref>. The film is said to adapt plot elements from Code Veronica <ref>Movie Web (May 11th, 2006). Ashanti Joins Cast, Film Borrows Element From Code Veronica. Movie Web. Retrieved on 2006-06-11.</ref> and will feature several new characters and creatures from the game series.
Details regarding production are top-secret <ref> About (June 28th, 2006). Extinction Has Classified Information. About. Retrieved on 2006-07-15.</ref> but minor details have been revealed, "fans of the series will be pretty damn happy with a new boss monster that's going to rear its ugly head in the film". The film will be a follow up to the games <ref>IGN (June 30th, 2006). Extinction To Be Follow Up. IGN. Retrieved on 2006-06-30.</ref> and may have connections with Resident Evil 5 (which is also set in a post-apocalyptic desert city). The film was originally intended to be released in the United States on September 7, 2007 <ref> Bloody Disgusting (July 26th, 2006). Extinction Gets A Release Date. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved on 2006-07-26.</ref> but was pushed back to September 21, 2007 by Sony <ref> Bloody Disgusting (September 28th, 2006). Extinction Gets Pushed Back. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.</ref>.
Tagline: They Just Keep Coming.
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[edit] Synopsis
Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, and she's running with a new pack of humans, with Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) leading a convoy (a school bus and a modified ambulance) that's cutting through the wastelands of the United States on a long trek to Alaska. Hunted by the minions of the scheming Dr. Isaacs, Alice has zombies hungry for her flesh and lab rats hungry for her blood, while Alice is hungry for Revenge. <ref> Bloody Disgusting (May 16th, 2006). Plot Summary. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved on 2006-06-14.</ref>
[edit] Plot Summary
Resident Evil: Extinction is set in between 3 - 5 years after the events of Apocalypse, the Umbrella Corporation has failed to control a series of T-Virus outbreaks and the U.S. has been almost wiped out. With very little humanity left, a handful of survivors are traveling around the remnants of the world in heavily armored convoys that go to the least populated parts of the world.
[edit] Plot Details
- Alice will use her psychokinetic abilities as seen in the ending of Apocalypse. Milla has said, "She has some crazy new powers". <ref>Movie Web (March 3rd, 2006). Milla Confirms Crazy New Powers. Sci-Fi Wire. Retrieved on 2006-03-03.</ref>
- The story is said to be very complex, but it will pick up after the events of the Apocalypse. <ref>Yahoo (May 2006). Yahoo Talks Extinction. Yahoo. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.</ref>
- The opening scene of "Extinction" picks up with Alice and cabdriver L.J. (Epps) riding a pimped-out school bus across the wasteland once known as the United States after the death of Angela Ashford. Desperate for help anywhere they can get it, the duo recruit no-nonsense tough girl Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) and Ashanti's character, a fire-powered Florence Nightingale named Nurse Betty. <ref>MTV (September 2006). Extinction Opening Scene. MTV. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.</ref>
[edit] Confirmed Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Milla Jovovich | Alice |
| Sienna Guillory | Jill Valentine |
| Ali Larter | Claire Redfield |
| Oded Fehr | Carlos Oliveira |
| Iain Glen | Dr. Sam Isaacs |
| Jason O'Mara | Albert Wesker |
| Chris Egan | Mikey |
| Ashanti Douglas | Nurse Betty |
| Mike Epps | L.J. |
| Matthew Marsden | Captain Alexander Slater |
| Peter O'Meara | British Envoy |
| Jamie Patrick Millar | Evan |
| Rusty Joiner | Eddie |
| Spencer Locke | K-Mart Girl |
| Ramón Franco | Runt |
| Geoff Meed | Pockmark |
| John Eric Bentley | Umbrella Executive |
| Linden Ashby | Chase |
| Chris Durand | Unknown |
| Gary Hudson | Umbrella Captain |
[edit] Minor Roles
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Valorie Hubbard | Woman |
| Connor McCoy | Small Boy |
| Kirk B.R Woller | Scientist |
| Shane Woodson | Piggy |
| James Tumminia | Lab Technician |
[edit] Unconfirmed Cast
| Charlie Clausen | Chris Redfield (Rumored) |
| Debra Marshall | Scientist (Rumored) |
[edit] Production
Resident Evil: Extinction was officially announced by Sony Screen Gems on June 13, 2005 months after Apocalypse's release in North America. Screen Gems also released information with discussed ideas of creating another sequel titled Resident Evil 4.
In late November 2005, Davis Film, Constantin Film and Screen Gems announced they will be the films distributor worldwide. Principal photography began in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on May 15, 2006 (after being pushed back from November 05 > March 06 > April 06 > May 06). Despite the rumors that Paul Anderson was planning of returning to direct the third installment, he passed the job to Russell Mulcahy and remained as the film's producer and screenplay writer. The film's budget is estimated to be $45,000,000 and the special effects will by covered by Tatopoulos Studios.
The trailer for Resident Evil: Extinction will premiere with Ghost Rider in February.<ref>Comingsoon.net (October 24, 2006). Spidey Webs James Bond and Ghost Rider. Comingsoon.net. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.</ref>
[edit] Release Information
The following is a list of release dates worldwide.
| Release date | Country |
|---|---|
| September 7 2007 | United Kingdom |
| September 21 2007 | United States |
| September 28 2007 | Sweden |
| October 5 2007 | Brazil |
| October 11 2007 | Netherlands |
| October 24 2007 | Belgium |
| November 2 2007 | Mexico <ref> IMDB (July 26th, 2006). Mexico Release Date. IMDB. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.</ref>. |
[edit] Trivia
- Alice's new costume was designed by Milla Jovovich's clothing line, Jovovich-Hawk. <ref>JoeBlo (June 29th, 2006). Alice's Costume Designed By Jovovich-Hawk. JoeBlo. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.</ref>
- The production still of Alice holding two Kukri knives is a visual reference to Apocalypse's Poster.
- Extinction is said it will include more action and gore than Apocalypse. In an interview with MTV, Milla stated that unexpected things are going to happen to several of the characters. <ref>MTV (May 15th, 2006). MTV Interview "Third Film To Be Rad". JoeBlo. Retrieved on 2006-05-15.</ref>
- The film was originally intended to be filmed in the Australian Outback but was changed to Mexico.
[edit] Game Connections
- According to Movies Online, the film will borrow plot elements from Code Veronica.
- Mulcahy stated that several new creatures will appear. Only the Crows have been confirmed. The Nosferatu is rumored to appear in the movie
- Paul Anderson stated a character from the earlier games will appear. During an episode of Game Head it was confirmed that Albert Wesker will be making an appearance, played by Jason O'Mara (Click here for the image). Fans have speculated this since Sony purchased the rights from Capcom to use the character in 2005. <ref>Movies Online (2005). Movies Online: Albert Wesker To Appear. Movies Online. Retrieved on 2006-05-15.</ref>
- It states in comingsoon.net that the Resident Evil Extinction film trailer will come out in February on the day that Ghost Rider comes out and will be premiered with it. Here is the link to the website [1].
- The tagline for this Resident Evil third installment would be 'They Just Keep Coming'.
[edit] New Characters
- Paul Anderson created new characters for the film including: Nurse Betty (Ashanti), Mikey (Chris Egan), Evan (Jamie Patrick Millar), Kmart (Spencer Locke), Envoy (William Abadie), Runt (Ramón Franco), and Pockmart (Geoff Meed).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Resident Evil: Extinction at the Internet Movie Database
- Resident Evil: Extinction at Movie Tome
- Resident Evil: Extinction at Rotten Tomatoes
- Resident Evil: Extinction at Yahoo! Movies
- Resident Evil Movies
- Bloody Disgusting
- Coming Soon Extinction
- Countingdown
- GameKaz (French)
- IGN Extinction
- Movies Online
- Movie Web Extinction
- Resident Evil Network
- Rope Of Silicon
- Upcoming Horror Movies Page
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