#Resident evom series

Despite the Red Queen's urgent pleas for the group to leave, Kaplan disables it, causing the power to fail and all of the doors in the Hive to open. The commandos explain that everyone in the group except Matt is an employee of the Umbrella Corporation, and Alice and her partner Spence were assigned to guard the Hive's secret entrance under the mansion under the pretense of being married.Īt the Red Queen's chamber, a laser defense system kills Shade and three more commandos. Alice and Matt are ordered to go down to the Hive with the group, where they find another amnesiac, Spence, hidden in their train. Alice's attacker is cuffed and then released when he claims to be Matt Addison, who just transferred as a cop in Raccoon P.D. She dresses, checks the mansion, and is tackled by an unknown person as a group of commandos led by James Shade breaks in. Alice awakens in the bathroom of a deserted mansion with amnesia. In response, the facility's artificial intelligence, the Red Queen, seals the Hive and kills everyone inside. A thief steals the genetically engineered T-virus and contaminates the Hive with it. Underneath Raccoon City exists a genetic research facility called the Hive, owned by the Umbrella Corporation. It was followed by five sequels establishing their own alternate continuity: Apocalypse (2004), Extinction (2007), Afterlife (2010), Retribution (2012), and The Final Chapter (2016). The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed $103 million worldwide against a production budget of $33 million. Resident Evil was theatrically released in Germany on March 12, 2002, by Constantin Film Verleih, and in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2002, by Screen Gems and Pathé Distribution.

Cast was announced in early 2001 and principal photography commenced in March 2001 in Berlin. Developed as a prequel set in the same continuity as the video game series, the film was initially titled Resident Evil: Ground Zero, but was retitled after the September 11 attacks. In 2000, Anderson was announced as writer and director. Romero and Jamie Blanks, were initially hired to direct and write the film, but their scripts were rejected. Several writers and filmmakers, such as Alan B.

#Resident evom series

German studio Constantin Film bought the rights to adapt the series in January 1997. Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-virus at a secret underground facility. It is the first installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. Resident Evil is a 2002 action horror film written and directed by Paul W.