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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesBefore Alice, there was George A. Romero
After directing a Japanese commercial for Resident Evil 2, Romero wrote scripts for the film with Chris and Jill as leads. The producer rejected them all, partly over a likely NC-17 rating.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesShot in Berlin
Shooting began on March 5, 2001, at Berlin studios and locations such as the still-unfinished Bundestag U-Bahn station. The score is by Marco Beltrami and Marilyn Manson.
source ↗ - ReferenceAlice isn't in the games
The first film has no characters from the games. Familiar names like Jill Valentine and Claire Redfield only arrive in the sequels.
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- Behind the scenesAnderson wrote it but didn't direct
Paul W. S. Anderson was busy with Alien vs. Predator and handed directing to Alexander Witt, who was making his feature debut. Anderson stayed on as writer and producer.
source ↗ - ReferenceBuilt on the third game
The script uses Resident Evil 3: Nemesis as its base and borrows from films Anderson loves, like the perimeter wall of Escape from New York and the empty city of The Omega Man.
source ↗ - CameoJill and Carlos arrive
Sienna Guillory plays Jill Valentine and Oded Fehr plays Carlos Oliveira. Milla Jovovich is the only cast member to repeat a role from the first film.
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- Behind the scenesAn older title was Afterlife
The film was announced as Resident Evil: Afterlife and became Extinction in November 2005, when Screen Gems acquired the rights. Afterlife was saved for the fourth film.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA Highlander director
Russell Mulcahy, of Highlander, took over directing. Shooting was in Mexico, with Anderson back as screenwriter.
source ↗ - ReferenceA bit of Mad Max
The film draws on westerns and post-apocalyptic movies like Mad Max: oil shortage, a convoy in the desert, sand swallowing civilization. Ali Larter plays Claire Redfield, a character from the games.
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- Behind the scenesThe series' first in 3D
Anderson saw footage of Avatar and decided to shoot in digital 3D with James Cameron's Fusion Camera System. Filming took place in Toronto from September to December 2009.
source ↗ - CameoChris Redfield hits the screen
Wentworth Miller plays Chris. He had never played the games and looked up the character online, discovering how muscular he was.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe biggest hit up to then
On a $60 million budget, it grossed about $300 million worldwide.
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- Behind the scenesFake cities in one studio
Shooting took place in Toronto from mid-October to December 23, 2011. The city-scale sets of Tokyo, New York and Moscow are simulations inside the plot.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt was meant to film back to back with the sixth
Anderson planned to shoot the fifth and sixth films back to back, but decided to focus on the fifth alone.
source ↗ - CameoLeon, Barry and Ada join
The cast adds Leon S. Kennedy, Barry Burton and Ada Wong, all from the games. The film grossed about $240 million.
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- Behind the scenesShot in South Africa
Filming began on September 18, 2015, in South Africa. The movie was shot in 2D and converted to 3D afterward.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe biggest hit of the Alice era
On a $40 million budget it grossed about $314 million. Paul W. S. Anderson wrote and directed, and said it would end the series.
source ↗ - ReferenceBack to the Hive
The ending closes the circle with the first film, with the Hive, the Red Queen and the T-virus at the center. Ruby Rose and William Levy join the cast alongside Ali Larter and Iain Glen.
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- Behind the scenesA reboot that took a while
Constantin announced the reboot in 2017. James Wan was attached as producer with a Greg Russo script, but Johannes Roberts was hired as writer and director in December 2018.
source ↗ - ReferenceBased on the first two games
Roberts said the film draws on the 1996 Resident Evil and 1998's Resident Evil 2, and promised a darker, scarier tone than Anderson's sequels.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA weak box office
On a $25 million budget it grossed about $42 million. Wikipedia calls it a commercial and critical failure.
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- Behind the scenesFrom Barbarian and Weapons to Raccoon City
Zach Cregger announced the film in January 2025, after Barbarian and Weapons. Austin Abrams, from Weapons, plays Bryan. Shooting in Prague, from October 10, 2025 to January 22, 2026.
source ↗ - ReferenceNo characters from the games
Cregger chose not to use Leon or other names from the games: the story runs in parallel to Resident Evil 2, in the same outbreak, and mimics the feel of playing, with a hero who starts with one gun and gains confidence.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe jokes got cut
In a September 2026 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cregger said he cut most of the jokes after test audiences found the film too funny. According to Wikipedia it grossed about $361 million and is the series' biggest hit.
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- Behind the scenesCapcom's first full-length mocap feature
Made by Capcom with Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, which wanted a full-CG film of the series. Makoto Kamiya directed.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPremiered at Tokyo Game Show
The first showing was at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. It reached Japanese theaters on October 17, 2008.
source ↗ - ReferenceLeon and Claire, years later
The two appear together for the first time since the 1998 game Resident Evil 2.
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- Behind the scenesA sequel thanks to the first one's success
Because of Degeneration's success, Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan teamed up again. Kamiya returned to direct and wanted a more original story.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPremiere in Shinjuku
It premiered on October 27, 2012, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Kamiya asked Capcom for help keeping the characters consistent with the games.
source ↗ - ReferenceAda Wong and Las Plagas
The Las Plagas parasite comes from Resident Evil 4. The film shows a carrier can command monsters from the original virus.
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- Behind the scenesStudio and producer
Made by Marza Animation Planet under the supervision of Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. Takashi Shimizu was executive producer.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesJapan first
It opened in Japan on May 27, 2017. Takanori Tsujimoto directed.
source ↗ - CameoRebecca Chambers returns
Rebecca, from the first game's S.T.A.R.S. team, appears as a professor and researcher alongside Chris and Leon.
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- Behind the scenesNetflix CG miniseries
It premiered on Netflix on July 8, 2021, produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Quebico. Each of the four episodes runs 25 to 28 minutes. Eiichirō Hasumi directed.
source ↗ - ReferenceBetween two games
The story is set between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, in 2006, and after the film Degeneration.
source ↗ - CameoLeon and Claire again
The two return as leads, as in Degeneration. Stephanie Panisello voices Claire in English.
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- Behind the scenesAnnounced in February 2023
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced the film on February 2, 2023. Eiichirō Hasumi directs and Makoto Fukami writes.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPremiered in Singapore
It premiered in Singapore on June 22, 2023, before the Japanese release on July 7. Animation by Quebico and TMS.
source ↗ - CameoThe cast brings almost everyone together
Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire and Rebecca share the plot. Wikipedia calls it the fourth film and fifth entry in the animated series, after Vendetta and the miniseries Infinite Darkness.
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- Behind the scenesCancelled after one season
It premiered on July 14, 2022 and Netflix cancelled it in August 2022. Andrew Dabb was showrunner, and the production came from Constantin Film, owner of the film rights.
source ↗ - CameoLance Reddick as Wesker
Lance Reddick leads the cast as the versions of Albert Wesker. Ella Balinska and Adeline Rudolph play the daughters, with Tamara Smart and Siena Agudong as the younger versions.
source ↗ - ReferenceBarely any games, just the universe
The series uses names from the universe, like Wesker, Umbrella and the T-virus, in a new story. It stays outside the continuity of the films and games.
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