• The fifth installment is more of a chase movie that the previous films and it’s more realistic.  It’s also being filmed in 3D like the last one and they’re filming in 4K.
• The movie opens where the last film ended which was on the deck of the Arcadia ship.
• There are three different types of zombies: the newly created undead, the Russians – Las Plagas, and the zombies in Tokyo. Some are called lickers (which are all CGI).  Everything is enhanced with the Russian zombies, and their actions are almost super-human.
• There are more zombies this time around except they’re in smaller groups.
• Makeup Effects Supervisor Paul Jones wanted the makeup on the zombies to look realistic. He took inspiration from Day of the Dead.
• There was talk of doing Resident Evil 5 and 6 back to back but ultimately they decided shoot the fifth film by itself.  However, Paul W.S. Anderson has a rough idea for the 6th film and he sees it as the finale of the series.  (Of course if the movies keep making tons of money, then who knows if the studio will let it end).  He also already knows where the final Umbrella location will be in the 6th movie but wouldn’t reveal it.
• Nick Powell is doing the second unit direction and he’s also the stunt coordinator.  He’s a real “get” for the production as his previous credits include Braveheart, The Bourne Identity, Goldeneye, and a number of other huge productions.  He’s designed some awesome action set pieces and should help to make the fifth Resident Evil look incredible.
• For fans of the series, the opening paragraph revealed that some previously killed characters have come back from the dead.  This is a result of Umbrella and cloning.  As a result of being brought back by Umbrella, Jill Valentine is wearing a red scarab on her chest (seen in previous films) and she’s under their control. Also, “Bad Rain” injects herself with the Las Plagas parasites and this gives her superhuman powers.  During our interview with Michelle Rodriguez she made a statement that she can now eat bullets.  We were not sure if that was a joke or if she really can now eat bullets.
• At some point in the film, we’ll see a flashback to before the Umbrella virus destroyed the world.  During the flashback we’ll see Michelle Rodriguez wearing heels, without guns, and driving a Pruis.  She’ll look and act unlike anything we’ve ever seen her do in any movie.  In addition, we’ll see Carlos Oliveira (Oded Fehr) as a dad in suburbia.  It’ll be a stark contrast to how we’ve seen them in the previous films.

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Without further ado, here’s the Screen Gems official synopsis for Resident Evil: Retribution:

The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by new-found allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

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Director Paul W.S. Anderson will return to helm Resident Evil: Retribution, while Milla Jovovich​ and Sienna Guillory​ will be reprising their roles as Alice and Jill Valentine​. Punisher War Zone actor Colin Salmon​ has also been confirmed to appear alongside Michelle Rodriguez​, Oded Fehr​ and Shawn Roberts — all veterans of the film franchise. Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe​ and Kevin Durand will also star.

Though no official plot details have been revealed, a few specifics have hit the net: Characters from the previous films Chris Redfield​ (Wentworth Miller​), Claire Redfield​ (Ali Larter​) and K-mart (Spencer Locke) have been captured by the Umbrella Corporation; the film will feature the Las Plagas​ parasite. Las Plagas are a breed of parasitic organisms in the Resident Evil games. Unlike the t-virus, which turned its victims into mindless zombies, the victims of Las Plagas become much stronger and highly resistant to pain, while working collectively to pursue their targets.

After recently revealing that Johann Urb will fill the role of Leon Kennedy​ in the film, Milla Jovovich has confirmed another casting:

“We have finally cast our Ada Wong​! Drum roll please! So, Ada Wong in RE5 is being played by Chinese actress Li Bingbing​! We’re so excited!”

BingBing’s credits include The Forbidden Kingdom​, Detective Dee​ and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Screen Gems​ and Sony Pictures have scheduled Resident Evil: Retribution, which is currently filming in Toronto, Canada, for theatrical release on September 14th, 2012.

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Milla Jovovich has unveiled various details of her upcoming sci-fi thriller “Resident Evil: Retribution”. Through a series of spoilerish tweets over the weekend, she revealed what characters are in and out, and plot details of the fifth “Resident Evil” film.
Jovovich announced that Wentworth Miller and Ali Larter will not return to the upcoming installment of the video games-adapted film franchise.

“Chris, Claire and K-Mart get abducted by Umbrella in this one, so no [Miller] won’t be in this movie,”

so she wrote to a fan.

The 35-year-old Ukrainian actress furthermore clarified that Jensen Ackles will not play Leon Kennedy as rumored before, because he is now busy working on a TV show. Nonetheless, she confirmed that Leon and other fan favorite characters like Ada Wong and Barry Burton will appear in the next film.
Jovovich continued:

“Shawn Roberts is back as [Albert] Wesker and more badass then ever! Of course its not so easy to kill him!”

She also added that the new film will include new creature called Las Plagas parasite.
As for the plot, the former wife of director Luc Besson shared that there will be more action scenes in

“R.E. 5”, including a major one which will be shot in Red Square, Moscow and another one that involves a Rolls-Royce getting shot. She spilled the beans on her action scene, “I’ve got an amazing fight with a bunch of zombies and an epic fight with Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory)!”

In a related news, Jovovich responded to rumors about the possibility of a sixth “R.E.” film.

“We would love to make a sixth where everyone is back together,” she dished. “But the fans will decide after they see this one!”

“Resident Evil: Retribution” will begin the production on October 16 with Paul W.S. Anderson still tackling the helming duty. Jovovich will reprise her role as Alice, while Boris Kodjoe will be back to play Luther West. The film is slated for a September 14, 2012 release in U.S. theaters.

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Одна из сцен пятой части «Обители зла» будет сниматься в Москве на Красной площади, сообщила в своем твиттере актриса Милла Йовович. «Да! Мы сделаем большой экшн на Красной площади», – написала она большими буквами, видимо, не в силах сдержать радость от того, что удалось договориться с российскими властями.

Новости о продолжении известной франшизы последнее время посыпались одна за другой, и то, о чем раньше говорили только на уровне слухов, замыслов и предположений, наконец-то обрело официальное подтверждение. Как и ожидалось, роль Элис снова исполнит Йовович, а история начнется с того, чем закончился четвертый фильм, вышедший в сентябре 2010 года. В оригинале картина будет называться «Resident Evil: Retribution» (Обитель зла: Возмездие).

Пол У.С/ Андерсон снова напишет сценарий, будет режиссером и продюсером, – как в первом и четвертом фильмах серии. Именно «Жизнь после смерти 3D», последняя часть «Обители зла», стала самой прибыльной в рамках франшизы: при бюджете в $60 млн (вдвое большем, чем было у первого фильма в 2002 году) она заработала почти 300 млн, после чего стало ясно, что избежать продолжения не получится. В пятой части также снимется Сиенна Гиллори.

Правда, особых подробностей об «Обители зла-5» пока нет: Андерсон и Йовович заняты раскруткой своей весьма вольной интерпретации «Трех мушкетеров» Александра Дюма, где актриса играет Миледи, а мушкетеры больше занимаются кунг-фу и постройкой аппаратов в стиле стилизованного паропанка, чем упражнениями со шпагами. Второй трейлер фильма можно посмотреть на видеовставке.

Пока что известно, что съемки новой «Обители» пройдут в октябре–декабре этого года, в основном в канадском Торонто. Что именно будут делать спасающиеся от толп зомби герои картины в Москве, когда будут сниматься эти сцены, – неизвестно. Правда, продюсеры могут решить, что дешевле построить нужные декорации в студии, а не возить съемочную группу в далекую Россию.

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