So what I'd been waiting for with baited breath finally landed in my inbox; Sony Pictures releases the new Resident Evil Afterlife website and confirms a UK release date, September 10th. Ever since Extinction left the cinema every fan was eagerly anticipating a fourth movie in the series. The final scene in Afterlife most definitely set up a sequel. The director knew it, the producers knew it and the fans knew it. Finally it's on its way to our shores.
As a big fan of the Resident Evil games and films, I've already been through every feature on the new website with a fine-toothed comb, checking out the screenshots, storylines and new faces to join the cast. It appears that Chris Redfield is to join the beleaguered survivors, though what his involvement will be remains to be seen as yet. I think it's safe to assume that this film will follow the steps of it's predecessor by being an original story based on the Alice storyline, rather than follow the timeline of the game series. Either way it will be cool to see Chris Redfield in action with his sister, and the ever increasingly stronger Alice.
The plot looks to follow on directly after Extinction finished with Alice heading for a major confrontation with Umbrella and Wesker, while Claire Redfield leads the survivors to Alaska on a hunt for a safe haven. The sneak peaks on the website show Wesker, with trademark glowing red eyes, as the super fast, super cool, super powerful bad ass that we've come to know and love. I for one celebrate this fact as I felt the actor playing Wesker in Extinction didn't nail the true level of coolness/danger that Wesker represents. That and I think that Wesker is the coolest bad guy in the Resident Evil series and he deserves a truly fitting representation on film.
With all these visual delights just teasing and tempting us, I'm looking forward to September!
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