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Boris Kodjoe is also back as Luther West, a strong, confident ex-pro athlete discovered barricaded inside a prison with a small group of survivors in Resident Evil: Afterlife. Luther and Alice shared an immediate connection, forging an allegiance based on mutual respect. During their escape from the prison, Luther was attacked by zombies and is presumed dead by Alice and the others.

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In each incarnation of Resident Evil, the filmmakers introduce elements of the games that are most popular with hardcore gamers. “We pay a lot of attention to what they say,” says Anderson. “We listen to their feedback. That’s why the dogs and the Lickers are in the franchise. It’s why Jill joined the franchise. This time out, we have added the characters of Leon Kennedy, Barry Burton and Ada Wong. People were clamoring for them.”

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Through four previous outings, the Resident Evil saga has taken audiences around the world and deep inside the mysterious Umbrella Corporation, but never before on such a vast scale. “Resident Evil has always been a global franchise,” says Anderson. “I don’t mean just in the way it’s shot, but also in the locations. In the first movie, it was the claustrophobia of the Hive; in the second, the nighttime streets of Raccoon City. The third movie moved to the desert and the fourth movie had post-apocalyptic Los Angeles burning to a crisp. This time we’ve made what is effectively a road movie, because we go from one country to another to another in a novel way.”

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Resident Evil: Retribution also contains some of the biggest visual effects ever created by Toronto-based Mr. X, according to the film’s special effects supervisor, Dennis Berardi. “We’ve got creatures the size of dinosaurs,” Berardi says. “We’ve got a rockin’ car chase with a Rolls Royce that basically gets destroyed. We’ve got tidal waves running through Red Square and taking out New York. Every scene, every sequence we made, we were looking for opportunities to take it to the next level. It’s epic stuff.”

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The fight sequences in Resident Evil: Retribution are by far the biggest in the history of the franchise. Jovovich and the rest of the cast spent long hours training in order to meet the physical demands of the film. The intricately choreographed fight sequences meant that everyone had to be at the top of their game, according to Powell, who employed a number of styles of martial arts as well as kick-boxing and wire work. “It takes many hours of practice to learn the movements,” he explains. “Nothing should look rehearsed. All the movements should be controlled with a smooth and continuous rhythm.”

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