Resident Evil Franchise Faces a Semi Reboot.

[Lord_Stewie]

Hey,

First off This isn't about Resident Evil 4 since there is thread about the 4th movie.

However, This one discuss the semi reboot that the Franchise will take after the 4th movie. And it may not include Milla Jovovich reprise her role as Alice.

Anyways here goes:

Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that the Resident Evil franchise will be getting a slight reboot after the next film, Resident Evil 4: Afterlife. Tentatively titled Resident Evil Begins, the new project will take us away from the increasingly convoluted adventures of Milla Jovovich’s Alice, and will potentially retread the events of the first film by focusing on a military unit tasked with taking down a rampaging supercomputer, while also fighting off former-scientist zombies.

I’m honestly surprised that they were able to keep Jovovich in the series for so long, but I suppose being married to original Resident Evil director (and now writer/producer) Paul W.S. Anderson helped—not to mention that the series ended up being a great vanity franchise for Jovovich. As a fan of her ass-kicking since The Fifth Element, I’m glad to hear that the RE series will be moving on without Jovovich—if only because it will allow her to take on new projects that I’ll actually care about (even if they’re ultimately failures like Ultraviolet). It’s a win for the studio as well, because this reboot will surely be cheaper to produce than another Jovovich vehicle.

I’m not a total Resident Evil hater. I count the first film as one of the better video game film adaptations we’ve gotten, and I think it’s proof that Anderson may not deserve all the flack he gets. The series lost me when it moved further away from the game mythology, and turned Alice into a super-soldier that seemingly belonged in a different franchise. Hopefully, this quasi-reboot will tie the film series back into the games. While the game mythology is completely ridiculous and makes very little sense at times, it’s at least far more compelling than what we got with the Alice storyline.

Discuss: What are your thoughts on the Resident Evil franchise? Would you rather they continue with the Alice storyline, or try to reboot the series?

Enjoy.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Reboot it and start back at the beginning. I liked how the first game had a Night of the Living Dead feel to it.

[Sponge-worthy]

I never liked how the first film tells you up front what's going on, who the bad guys are, how the T-virus breaks out, etc. In the game, the larger forces at work are drawn out gradually and there's sense of discovery to bad.

The first film had great look and style. I just wished the story would have been structured better.

[assydingo]

I just want the first game made into a movie.

Complete with lines like, "You were almost a Jill sandwich!" and "Why don't you, the master of unlocking, take this pick?"

[MCT]

Screw this, just make Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube version) a movie. The T-virus is old hat. The Las Plagas storyline is much cooler imo. You could cast a young up and coming actor for the role of Leon, since he's a pretty youthful looking dude in the game as well, but he can kick some serious ass as well. You could even bring in Ian McDarmind to play Lord Sadler!

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by assydingo

I just want the first game made into a movie.

Complete with lines like, "You were almost a Jill sandwich!" and "Why don't you, the master of unlocking, take this pick?"

I would cheer for the 2nd. Its the best.

[assydingo]

Originally Posted by MCT

Screw this, just make Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube version) a movie. The T-virus is old hat. The Las Plagas storyline is much cooler imo. You could cast a young up and coming actor for the role of Leon, since he's a pretty youthful looking dude in the game as well, but he can kick some serious ass as well. You could even bring in Ian McDarmind to play Lord Sadler!

Emily Osment for the President's daughter. No clue who should be Leon.

Shadblz. I never got far in the second. I played it when I was younger and it's hard/scarier.

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by assydingo

Emily Osment for the President's daughter. No clue who should be Leon.

Shadblz. I never got far in the second. I played it when I was younger and it's hard/scarier.

Yeah the game was the creepiest and hardest to play. it more brain muscles.

[assydingo]

Did it even have a cheap way to beat it in the second?

The grenade launcher glitch made the first easy.

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by assydingo

Did it even have a cheap way to beat it in the second?

The grenade launcher glitch made the first easy.

i don't really remember. I remember spending a long time trying to beat the game.

[GGX]

That would be great if they actually made the movies relate to the games in some way. Hell I'd be happy if it was even in the same genre. Unlike what they have given us so far...

[deckardp]

I'm all for a reboot on this. The second movie was just ridiculous.. Horrible movie. Also don't like the whole Alice supersoldier story line.

[Kryptonic]

If they did a RE4 movie right...that would be something special. One of my all-time favorite games. The atmosphere is already very cinematic and the storyline is worthwhile for a film.

[Jellybeans]

Re-Cast Claire Redfield

[Blu-Ron]

If there's a movie series that needs a re-boot it's this one. RE movies were horrible! This is great news!

[slee915]

Already been rebooted, it was called RE: degeneration and it blue screened.

[Blu-Ron]

Originally Posted by slee915

Already been rebooted, it was called RE: degeneration and it blue screened.

That was actually good.

[supersix4]

I never understood why they didn't just play the games and make the movies based right off that, everything's in place for good movies and yet people still try to put their spin on it . Hopefully they go back to the story, I'm still a bit hesitant about this.. Still doesn't seem the "reboot" is staying true to the story in 1.

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I never understood why they didn't just play the games and make the movies based right off that, everything's in place for good movies and yet people still try to put their spin on it . Hopefully they go back to the story.

agreed on that. The games should be used as a reference for a good story line.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by shadblz

agreed on that. The games should be used as a reference for a good story line.

Really, lol its not wrong if thats what the people want to see. Just like I don't want to read the potter books when I can watch the movies, I don't want to have to play 20+ hrs of games to get the story.

Convoluted adaptation while entertaining ultimately = FAIL.