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Paul W.S. Anderson Talks 'Resident Evil 4' Possibilities
Tuesday, July 1, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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It's not all that shocking after the success of Sony Screen Gems' Resident Evil: Extinction, which took in $150 million worldwide at the box office, that there is now talk of getting a fourth RESIDENT EVIL film off the ground. MTV caught up with writer-director-producer Paul W.S. Anderson who reveals that there might possibly be another adaptation in theaters, read on for the skinny and let us know what you think? Where should the fourth film take us?

“Resident Evil: Extinction,” the third video-game to big screen adaptation in the popular series will likely not be the last, Anderson said, although talks for a fourth film are still in the very earliest stages of development.

I’m just starting to talk to Sony about it,” Anderson confessed. “I don’t even know if anything will come of it, but there’s a possibility it might happen.

He continues...

I love the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise and we always try to make the best possible movie we can. If we could find a good ‘Resident Evil 4’ to make, then we would do it,” he said. “But I wouldn’t just do it for the sake of it, that’s for sure.”



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storyteller
2:25pm, July 1, 2008
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YES! Bring it on. I loved the first one, the second was lacked something, but the third one! OMG, the third one blew the first two out of the water. One request, bring Ali Larter back!

djdeathwish
2:31pm, July 1, 2008
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I would like to see a movie based on the RE4 storyline, that would be cool.

korollocke
2:55pm, July 1, 2008
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PAUL HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM HIS DAYS A S HARDCORE PORNSTAR.

Horrorfan83
2:58pm, July 1, 2008
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I agree with djdeathwish, I would also like to see the resident evil 4 game made into a movie. That would kick ass.

deadlover
2:58pm, July 1, 2008
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I thought it was obvious. An army of Alices attack Japan. RE3 was one of the stupidest movies I've seen in a while. It was fun to watch and mock once, so maybe 4 will be the same.

zooey
3:07pm, July 1, 2008
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they should definitely move it away from the storyline they have and focuse elsewhere for the time being and hello! look at Resident Evil 4: the game the name says it all

Jlittzilla
3:27pm, July 1, 2008
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The 2nd and 3rd are disasters. I liked the first one but I don't see a fourth turning around the franchise. If the last two made money then they are just going to keep making crap.

crazy4
3:49pm, July 1, 2008
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i really cant remember the third one which means it was god awful please some one make paul stop hes hurting my soul

GC5295
3:55pm, July 1, 2008
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How about a big HELL-NO! First off, Paul Anderson has to be the worse director. He raped the whole series of Resident Evil. Personally, how the Batman series was revamped, I think the Resident Evil series should go into that direction and stay true to the games. I'm talking story line right by the book. FUCK PAUL ANDERSON. HE'S TRASH!

GC5295
3:58pm, July 1, 2008
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I rather replay my Resident Evil games than watch PAUL'S SORRY ASS VISION.

wolves ate the king
3:59pm, July 1, 2008
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PLZ no more

wolves ate the king
3:59pm, July 1, 2008
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PLZ no more

djblack1313
4:02pm, July 1, 2008
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i'm SO psyched! they DEFINITELY should have Alice in this again (prt 3 pretty much made that a given). it would be cool if they cast Jensen Ackles as Leon, and kept Ali as Chris. also i remember reading that Anderson wanted to continue the Alaska storyline. "zombies in snow" or something like that. that'd be awesome!

djblack1313
4:06pm, July 1, 2008
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oops, i mean keep Ali as Claire and cast Jensen as Chris. sorry!

drmodem
4:40pm, July 1, 2008
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There's no doubt that these movies are bad, but there's something I like about how trashy and over the top they are. It is a total sham that Romero got booted off the original project. What was Sony thinking? It's a good job Resident Evil: Degeneration is in the works, it should please all the fans looking for something more true to the games. In the mean time I'd happily sit through another one.

crossbones
4:58pm, July 1, 2008
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Oh, come on. This is the weakest zombie franchise ever.

whore whisperer
5:10pm, July 1, 2008
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I liked the first one. The second one was cool until the stupid as fuck, weak-ass ending. I haven't seen the third but I didn't have much interest. As far as the forth; in video game series, they typically get a little better each one. In movie sequels, they typically get worse each one.

Vepar
5:17pm, July 1, 2008
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They should end the series with a 4th movie. Claire should be the main character.

The 13th Ghost
5:40pm, July 1, 2008
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Awesome, Resident Evil is awesome,10 times better then the game,Apocolypse was ok,but if paul was basing the movies from the games hes wacked, there was nothing similiar! Milla is Great noone can do a movie like her. Ali Larter was kinda blah in Extinction.A 4th installment would be great if they follow with the first 3 films. AND NO ASHANTI OR NICK CANNON OR MIKE EPPS,they destroyed the movies! they cannot act worth a shit

Sean of the Dead
5:41pm, July 1, 2008
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I don't mind. They need to finsih the story they started it annoys me when people make a cliffhanger and don't continue from that point. I really like the first one the 1:85 aspect ratio and the script is not bad for a prequel to the game, the 2nd film was a mess. The diting sucked and it should of been tweny minutes slower paced. The 3rd was great fun.

Jamie Bondage
5:45pm, July 1, 2008
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Personally I think all the people who are like "Make one that goes along with the exact storyline of the game" are asking for trouble. The first one was good because it didn't follow an existing storyline, it just fed into one. I mean, if it was the exact game storyline it would be so fucking boring! You'd already know exactly what was going to happen. They should have just stuck with the original idea: stories in the same universe that are tied to the games, but not copies of the damn games (just look at RE:2).

Jake7997
5:53pm, July 1, 2008
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Just don't use the Alice Clone Army storyline. Thats all I ask.

korollocke
5:57pm, July 1, 2008
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may be he bring dirk diggler into the next one...and nina hartely too...

Kappsta
6:26pm, July 1, 2008
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A movie version of RE4 would be awesome. I thought the game was one of the best yet.

ieatchildren
7:25pm, July 1, 2008
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the resident evil games make the movies look like shit

horrorfreak889
9:43pm, July 1, 2008
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YESS BRINT IT ON!!!!!!!

DravenX23
10:01pm, July 1, 2008
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I went back and played all the resident evil games but never saw Alice. I think that should tell ya why this is a bad idea.

magnaderalpha
11:04pm, July 1, 2008
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The thing is, I don't think Resident Evil as a movie franchise actually sticking to the "survival horror" roots would've been troublesome at all. Resident Evil has always been MORE about survival horror than pure action horror. That's why the games have MORE in common with the old school zombie movies than Anderson's movies. It's about survival where resources are limited. For some reason, Anderson's movies are pure unlimited ammo action more akin to something Arnold would've been in. That's main beef most fans have with the movie franchise. I think movies like 28 Days Later are more TRUE to what a REAL Resident Evil would've felt like. Hell, your classic movies, Night of the Living Dead and such are MORE like Resident Evil, the games, than the movies are. With the third movie, the RE movies kinda became more of a Mad Max with zombies-type of film.

magnaderalpha
11:06pm, July 1, 2008
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Last, Alice is a horrible character. She's just pure superhuman action chick. WTF? Just another reason why you shouldn't put your babes in your movies, Anderson. "Oh, Milla baby! I have to write a badass role for you!! Cause I love you!! And I want people to see that you are badass!!!!". So stupid!

GC5295
12:08am, July 2, 2008
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First off that bitch ALICE, isn't in the fuckin' Resident Evil Games. Get it right. And once again, FUCK PAUL ANDERSON. SOMEONE PLEASE, REVAMP THE RESIDENT EVIL MOVIES!!!!!!!

H200
12:29am, July 2, 2008
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First off, don't mind a 4th one being made but since the series were never great, don't expect anything special. And to everyone who wants Paul fucked, though he already is as a director, he's produced the highest grossing series so he can do whatever he wants with it and if that's a problem, all you have to do is not watch the new ones made. Personally, I'm looking forward to George Romero's new zombie pic.

JahSoldier
1:03am, July 2, 2008
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The first one was ok but the series went down hill fast. The only way a forth film will be any good will be by removing both Anderson and Alice from the project completely. Sadly those exec assholes want their money and Anderson is a sure thing :(. Why do people insist on paying money for this shite series? The games had a far better storyline and this is one of the worst zombie series on film (as stated already). The CGI isn't even that impressive either. The char worth anything was played by Oded Fehr and see what happened to him.

teenidol_12
2:44am, July 2, 2008
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3 movies, and I still don't know why Alice is a mutant with super powers. I don't remember that from the games.

Dr Phibes
3:25am, July 2, 2008
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Mediocre Evil

horrorchick81
8:30am, July 2, 2008
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i thought that they already were making one but it based on ali larters (heroes) charecter???

zach
11:45am, July 2, 2008
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People need to look at video game adaptations the same way they look at book adaptations. Most book-to-movies (the good ones anyway) follow the book rather closely, just slightly changing details here and there for the film medium. That's how video games movies should be done. We don't want a complete stand alone story with only offhanded references that we're in the same universe as the games. Oh great, they have the same name. Oh great, they're both set in a place called Raccoon City. Who cares? Give me the mansion, give me the Umbrella from the game. Don't give me a Nemesis that looks like it was made out of Play Doh.

AfterTheAsylum
12:33pm, July 2, 2008
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These movies were all stupid. It is such a shame that all the potential was killed. Resident Evil is meant to be horror, not action. Put the series into capable hands. Barry? Where's Barry?

zombienut07
1:29pm, July 2, 2008
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all i want to know is what happened to the jill valentine character from res 2, she wasnt in the third and i dont think there was any mention of her at all can somebody tell me

djblack1313
2:19pm, July 2, 2008
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i'd like them to bring back Jill in the 4th film, too! they still could. they never did mention what happened to her. although in the book i believe they did.

BrokenAlchemist9
4:07pm, July 2, 2008
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This is so wierd...i went looking on google for information on a 4th resident evil movie like a week ago and found pretty much nothing, and now this. I am all for a fourth movie. The first was awesome, the second was alright, to much action and not enough fear, though thats not so bad. and the third was prolly about the same as the second, maybe a little better. Anyway, i just plain and simple love zombie movies and resident evil is no exception for me. I want them to keep going on the story track that they are on. to be honest, i think its better Paul steered clear of the games story line. i mean thats what made the remake of dawn of the dead so great, because it was nothing like its original material except for some slight things. I am all for Resident Evil 4... PUSH FOR IT PAUL!!!

HYBRID1991
4:22pm, July 2, 2008
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NNOOOOOO, no more i cant stand to see the Resident Evil franchise ruined even more with these pathetic god awful pieces of shit i hate you paul anderson it wasnt bad enough that you ruined AVP but you keep getting thus crap made just fuck off and do something else

TyrantX
5:26pm, July 2, 2008
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If they move on with a fourth one, they should make it about Claire Redfield,Jill Valentine, and Chris Redfield along with the help of a mercenary team infiltrating Umbrella Headquarters in search for a cure to the biohazard and to dismantle Umbrella for good. However, their mission proves to be more challenging than they expected as they encounter Umbrella's own Reinforcements under orders from Albert Wesker to eliminate them all. However, Claire, Jill and Chris are soon forced to team up with their enemies in order to survive when the facilty is locked down and a horde of Umbrella's deadliest bioweapons are unleashed. Additional characters i would include would be William Birkin and Ada Wong.

TyrantX
5:34pm, July 2, 2008
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I think i'd call it Resident Evil: Retribution.

zach
7:49pm, July 2, 2008
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I was thinking earlier how Paul Anderson really got off the hook when Uwe Boll popped up.

djblack1313
8:13pm, July 2, 2008
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TyrantX, i like your idea for that storyline! that'd be kinda cool. i'll admit i LOVE Milla/Alice but i'd be content w/ Sienna Guillory/Jill, Ali/ Claire and (for example) Jensen Ackles/Chris battling zombies or whatever. i DID like Paul's interest in doing the Alaska storyline ("zombies in the snow"), that hasn't been done before ever as far as i know.

horrorfangabe
10:49pm, July 2, 2008
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please no more, please?!?!?! other than uwe boll, anderson is the worst horror director around. he has ruined the greatness that is resident evil enough as it is. he needs to kill himself, for all of the damage he has done to two of the greatest franchises ever, resident evil AND aliens vs predator.

ZombieHunter
12:52pm, July 3, 2008
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big fan of the games, but the movies are lame. only way the 4th would be good is if they bring on Leon and base it off the the 4th game.

Converter
2:55pm, July 3, 2008
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"we always try to make the best possible movie we can." Whoa, movie man what movies series of shitty video game movies have you been watching?!? They are nowhere near good or passable! Just stop. We as a people don't need any more.

voodoo79
5:06pm, July 3, 2008
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A 4th would be nice the 3rd one kinda left u hanging.


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