Production Notes

The $675 million-grossing film franchise returns for its fifth and most spectacular installment to date, Resident Evil: Retribution, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, in state-of-the art 3D.

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From its breathtaking opening sequence to its shocking panoramic conclusion, Resident Evil: Retribution dazzles audiences with a stunning combination of the unique action sequences that have made the franchise a global hit and some new and unexpected twists. Director, writer and producer Paul W.S. Anderson has imagined a terrifying future world devastated by an unthinkable plague and realized in state-of-the-art 3D.

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According to the filmmakers, Resident Evil: Retribution makes a bold genre crossover, staking its claim squarely in the world of science fiction, rather than the straight horror-action of the earlier installments. “The last movie was pure action-survival,” says producer Robert Kulzer. “This time we felt that we had to try something narratively that would make it more of a mindbender for the audience. You go through the movie with Alice and question everything. In this ongoing battle for the survival of humanity, you might find humanity in the least likely places, even in your enemies.”

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As always, the central figure in this gritty and gripping tale is Alice, played once again with implacable ferocity by Milla Jovovich. “Milla is a huge factor in the success of the films,” says Bolt. “One of the things that makes Resident Evil interesting is that we present a woman as a convincing action hero. She’s tough as hell. She’s a leader; she’s determined. If anybody’s going to beat Umbrella, it’s Alice.”

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The cast of Resident Evil: Retribution includes many faces that will be familiar to fans of the franchise. The filmmakers devised an ingenious way to bring back characters who have met with brutal fates in earlier films, including Michelle Rodriguez’s Rain and Colin Salmon’s One from Resident Evil; Sienna Guillory’s Jill Valentine from Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Afterlife; Oded Fehr’s Carlos from Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction; as well as Boris Kodjoe’s Luther West and Shawn Roberts’ Albert Wesker from Resident Evil: Afterlife.

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In Resident Evil, Rain Ocampo, played by Michelle Rodriguez, was a member of the Umbrella special commando unit. A skilled marksman, Rain and her team were dispatched to contain the infection after the outbreak by any means possible. But after Rain was infected with the deadly T-virus and transformed into a zombie, she was killed.

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Also returning is the character of Jill Valentine, played once again by British actress Sienna Guillory. A former police officer who aligned with Alice against the Umbrella Corporation in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Guillory was last seen ordering the killing of all remaining survivors—including Alice—at the end of Resident Evil: Afterlife.

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