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film series

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Directed by
Paul W. S. Anderson (1, 4–6) Alexander Witt (2) Russell Mulcahy (3) Johannes Roberts (7) Zach Cregger (8)
Written by
Paul W. S. Anderson (1–6) Johannes Roberts (7) Zach Cregger (8) Shay Hatten (8)
Based on
Resident Evil , by Capcom
Produced by
Paul W. S. Anderson (1–6) Jeremy Bolt (1–6) Bernd Eichinger (1, 3) Samuel Hadida (1–6) Don Carmody (1–6) Robert Kulzer James Harris (7) Hartley Gorestein (7) Zach Cregger (8) Roy Lee (8) Miri Yoon (8) Asad Qizilbash (8) Carter Swan (8)
Music by
Marco Beltrami (1) Marilyn Manson (1) Jeff Danna (2) Charlie Clouser (3) Tomandandy (4–5) Paul Haslinger (6) Mark Korven (7)
Production companies
Screen Gems (1–7), Columbia Pictures (8), Constantin Film , Impact Pictures (1–6), Davis Films , The Fyzz Facility (7), The Tea Shop and Film Company (7), PlayStation Productions (8), Vertigo Entertainment (8)
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Language
English
Budget
$313 million (all 7 films)
Box office
$1.28 billion (all 7 films)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film series
Genre
biopunk
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Cast member
Milla Jovovich
Production company
Constantin Film
Image
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distributed by
Screen Gems
publication date
2004-09-10
topic's main category
Category:Resident Evil films
media franchise
Resident Evil
title
Resident Evil
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Encyclopedic overview

Resident Evil is a biopunk action horror film series produced and distributed by Sony Pictures based on the Japanese video game franchise by Capcom.

The German studio Constantin Film bought the rights to adapt the series to live action in January 1997. In 2000, Paul W. S. Anderson was announced as writer and director for Resident Evil (2002). Anderson continued as writer and producer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and returned as the director for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). These first six films follow Alice (Milla Jovovich), a character created specifically for the films. Alice is a former security specialist and covert operative who battles the Umbrella Corporation, whose bioweapons have triggered a zombie apocalypse. Characters from the games appear, including Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Carlos Oliveira, Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Barry Burton, and the antagonists Albert Wesker and James Marcus. The series was then rebooted twice. The first, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), was directed by Johannes Roberts. The second, Resident Evil (2026), was directed by Zach Cregger.

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