Finally some action at the box office! It's been awhile since a movie has taken the bull by the horns but now we have a couple of 3D movies playing in the rodeo. Both movies have a history of course so that helps too. And are going #1 and #2 for the weekend right now.
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION is the fifth installment of the Resident Evil franchise and it not showing much signs of slowing down at all. In fact, 3D has seemed to inject even further energy into the series starring Milla Jovovich. RE:R took in $8.4 million on Friday and is expected to bring in between $22-25 million this weekend which isn't far from it's last installment that brought in ~$26 million back a couple of years ago. FINDING NEMO 3D is of course the re-release of the beloved Pixar tale this time being presented in 3D. NEMO brought in $5.1 million on Friday and is looking at a ~$18 - 20 million weekend. If you haven't seen the movie - by all means go see it. Especially in 3D!
So - a great weekend for 3D movie fans and seeing as though these are two movies I have been anxiously awaiting, I'm going to be busy this the next couple of days. Enjoy!
Check out a couple more cool shots of Milla Jovovich in RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION! That must be one hard top to get out of with all those buckles. But she is definitely packing heat dual wielding those suckers, is she not?
Here's the movie's storyline: The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by new found allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
Here's a new shot of Alice (Milla Jovovich) in Screen Gems upcoming RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION 3D. Also starring in this 5th iteration are Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Salmon, Shawn Roberts, Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe, Oded Fehr, Li Bingbing and Kevin Durand.
The movie was shot in native 3D using 3ality Technica's 3D camera rigs. I'm really looking forward to seeing the results!
Here's the movie's storyline: The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
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RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION 3D opens on September 14.
Check out the new poster for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION showing some high flying bullet casings and an intense Milla Jovovich as Alice.
We revisit the T-Virus with yet another native 3D production, this time shot on 3ality Technica's rigs. Director Paul W.S. Anderson typically delivers some very interesting camera shots, especially in 3D. Love the aerial work that he does too.
Here's the storyline for the movie: The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION opens on September 14.Click here for all of our coverage!
I see an expanded budget here! Looking good too. After the last installment in the franchise I called for more "zombies" and less super-powered creatures and it appears that my wishes are being met! I see hordes of zombies in the new full trailer for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION and plenty of action, complete with a revisit to Alice's family memories. But were her memories true or implanted?
And of course, Michelle Rodriguez is so welcome back! She needs to stay in future movies please. :-)
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION is shot in native 3D on 3ality Technica rigs so expect the best in visuals!
Here's the official storyline for the movie:
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by new found allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
There's a new photo circulating the Internet from Paul WS Anderson's RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION.
Milla Jovovich looks a little intense during this scene as she stands over the Umbrella Corporation's logo. I think it's safe to say her boots and shirt are pretty solidly attached - nothing flying off during those patented roundhouse kicks.
Here's the storyline for the movie: The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
I'm looking forward to this movie as I have for all of these iterations from the franchise. More when I get it...
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION opens on September 14 and stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Kevin Durand, Johann Urb, Colin Salmon, Boris Kodjoe and Li Bingbing.
As most of you know, I am a big fan of this franchise. And If you have been following along, then you know that I am also a proponent of having waves and waves of zombies in the way of our heroes. I'm happy to say that because of the trailer it seems that Paul WS. Anderson is doing it the right way! :-)
Have a look at some new artwork that Sony Screen Gems has released for us:
THE POSTER - Very cool mash up look at the destruction of cities around the world (London, New York, Moscow) with a fleet of heavily armed helocopters bearing down on us. Clearly global peril is a key element this time around.
Note the currents in the water form up to be the emblem of the Umbrella Corporation.
THE BANNER - Simply has Milla Jovovich doing her killing thing with the tagline: THINK GLOBAL. KILL LOCAL. Seems to be a clue to what we might anticipate seeing in the movie along the lines of: "To win this thing you have to have the bigger picture - but oh by the way, zombies at your 6."
Here's the movie's storyline: The wildly successful film franchise adaptation that has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide to the popular video game series, “Resident Evil,” returns in its highly anticipated fifth installment, “Re5ident Evil: Retribution” in state-of-the art 3D.
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
More when I get it! RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION opens September 14, 2012.
WOW. I was surprised to see the Sony commercial at the beginning but it was all worth it. I am VERY impressed with the glimpse we get to see of RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION.In fact I would go so far as to raise my expectation of this movie to at least my top 20 of 2012!
Seriously, it looks good. And it looks as though the RESIDENT EVIL franchise will continue to defy the odds and have ever-increasing box office with more and more sequels. I have been asking for some time now to see many, many more zombie like creatures rather than super-beings, and it looks like Anderson delivers this time! Check out the hordes outside their compound right at the very beginning of the trailer. Awesome!
Milla Jovovich returns with her husband Paul W.S. Anderson directing again - a proven tandem. Also returning are Michelle Rodriguez (We're big fans of hers!), Shawn Roberts, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Colin Salmon, and Boris Kodjoe some new cast members Kevin Durand, Johann Urb and Li Bingbing.
Here's the official movie storyline: The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.
Are you with me? Even if you aren't a fan of the franchise, the action looks great! RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION spreads to theaters on September 14 in native 3D.
As this is breaking news there are not as many details as we would like, but hopefully there are no serious injuries. While shooting RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION in Toronto's Cinespace facility at 777 Kipling Avenue, a platform collapsed causing injury to at least 16 actors, and at least 10 of those actors were taken to hospital. Two of them where taken on backboards (2nd photo).
Apparently the actors were moving from one platform to another when the accident took place as a wheeled platform shifted causing the actors to fall about 5 feet (TMZ is reporting 20 feet). The injuries appear to be limited to bruises and broken bones (hopefully no spinal injuries).
In an odd circumstance, when emergency personnel arrived on the scene the actors were dressed and made up as zombies which caused some initial confusion to determine who had the injuries and who did not.
I have not heard if principal actors were hurt, like Milla Jovovich or Michelle Rodriguez but if they are involved I'm sure word will be out soon.More info will be coming if warranted. Sources: CBC | CTV | TMZ | The Wrap
My good friend Steve over at Collider has a great interview with RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION director Paul W.S. Anderson about what we can expect from the movie.
Here's a breakdown of the conversation: - Says he starts to film the 5th installment in one week - What’s the secret of Resident Evil and why it’s so popular around the world - 2:20 – What kind of action can fans look forward to in the 5th installment. Says they’re bringing in the Las Plagas parasite from the games for Retribution. It will allow the undead to “run around, ride motorbikes, and shoot machine guns.” Also, they shooting a big action scene with a Rolls Royce Phantom. - 4:25 – What have the fans requested that have made it into the movie - 6:00 – What characters are coming back - 7:05 – How long was the shoot for the 4th film and how long is the 5th films shoot. (55 Days) - 7:35 – Where does the 5th film take place and where do they shoot - 8:00 – With the success of the movies, does he have creative freedom with the characters and world or does he have to answer to certain people - 9:50 – How is it for him when he goes to Japan and what’s the interaction with the fans as the franchise is very popular there. Mentions how it’s called Biohazard and not Resident Evil in Japan. - 12:15 – Where are they shooting the 5th movie in Tokyo
So interesting! You can tell Anderson is a pretty intelligent guy and has a fairly no-nonsense approach to his work.
Look for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION September 14, 2012.
We are big fans of Michelle Rodriguez here (Trudy Chacon in AVATAR!!) so of course we are going to post on her newly uncovered role in RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION.
She will again be playing "Rain Ocampo" as she did in the original RESIDENT EVIL adaptation (2002) of the smash video game. Apparently Shawn Roberts will return as Albert Wesker as well.
Looking forward to seeing where Paul W.S. Anderson will be taking this one - one thing I am itching for is MORE ZOMBIES. I dislike the superpower beings and want to see Alice and Rain kicking massive hordes of zombie butt. But that's just me.
Well Milla Jovovich had better be careful - the director may fire her from the RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION production! Wait, errrr no. She's married to the guy. I guess she can get away with more than the average cast member!
So to the meat of it, here's what she has let slip so far:
- Leon Kennedy and Barry Burton will make their first appearances in the series along with Ada Wong, who was in the Resident Evil 2, 4, and The Darkside Chronicles video games. Shawn Roberts will also return to play the villainous Albert Wesker.
- Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller), Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), and K-Mart (Spencer Locke) won’t return because they’ve been abducted by the Umbrella Corporation. Sienna Guillory will be back again as Jill Valentine however and you can expect some fireworks between her and Alice (Jovovich).
- Remember mind-controlling parasite “Las Plagas” in Resident Evil 4? It's bacccckkkk. She tweeted: "alright guys! gotta go! 1 let mini spoiler tho! we will hve the Las Plagas parasite!!! have an awesome day!"
- Jovovich says she is hopeful that a sixth Resident Evil keeps all the major characters together, alluding of course that all of the new characters will survive Retribution.
Jovovich also tweeted: "the red square sequence is THE MOST COMPLICATED CHASE SCENE PAUL (her husband / director) HAS EVER PLANNED FOR! ITS GONNA BE EPIC!"
"its gonna be SIIIIICK!! paul leaves the production meeting reeling from the logistical complications off how 2 shoot them!!"
"we’ll b the 1st movie 2 hve a chase scene in a rolls royce which we will get shot up, but still runs cause they’re awesome!"
Principal photography is slated for October 16th.
Oh and want to have a walk-on part in RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION? Check out thiscasting calland you might be just what they are looking for!
We can expect director Paul WS Anderson to use the Cameron-Pace Group's Fusion 3D camera's again. I'll check into that and see what comes up. Anderson is definitely going native 3D again however.
The heart and soul of the RESIDENT EVIL franchise apparently just signed on to the fifth installment in the series: RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION. Actor Milla Jovovich (Alice) and her husband director Paul W.S. Anderson are returning, the latter is writing the screenplay and directing.
It looked like Sienna Guillory would be returning to her role of "Jill Valentine" (she tweeted back in March: "RE:5 alert! Training begins! I aim to mostly put less in the big hole on the front of my face than comes out of the little one on my arse."), but now it seems that that role is being recast. No word as to why Guillory will not be returning.
Toronto and Tokyo will play host to the production that starts in October. Sony Screen Gems has set September 14, 2012 as the release date.
You can see another anticipated project that the power couple have made this October 21 - THE THREE MUSKETEERS. In 3D of course...
