Paul W.S. Anderson’s association with Resident Evil yielded the single highest-grossing series of video game adaptations ever made, with the six installments earning over $1.2 billion at the box office. As well as reinforcing his reputation as the go-to guy when you want a gaming favorite adapted into a mind-numbing action blockbuster, the franchise also summed up his career in a microcosm.
From 2002’s first outing to 2016’s The Final Chapter, the movies never found much favor with critics at all and were of little interest to most general audiences, but they boasted a dedicated and loyal following who turned up in their numbers every time. Hollywood clearly believes there’s plenty of mileage left in the brand, too, because it didn’t take long for two competing reboots to be announced.
Literally four months after The Final Chapter was released, production company Constantin Films revealed that a new version...
From 2002’s first outing to 2016’s The Final Chapter, the movies never found much favor with critics at all and were of little interest to most general audiences, but they boasted a dedicated and loyal following who turned up in their numbers every time. Hollywood clearly believes there’s plenty of mileage left in the brand, too, because it didn’t take long for two competing reboots to be announced.
Literally four months after The Final Chapter was released, production company Constantin Films revealed that a new version...
- 12/22/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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