Creative Work attributes
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a 2016 science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. A direct sequel to Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), it is the sixth installment in the Resident Evil film series and the final installment in the original series, which is based on the video game series of the same name. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Eoin Macken, Fraser James, Ruby Rose, Rola, and William Levy. In the film, Alice and her friends are betrayed by a clone of Albert Wesker, who gathers the entire forces of Umbrella into one final strike against the apocalypse survivors.
A sixth and final film in the series, subtitled The Final Chapter, was announced to be in development by Sony Pictures, which was filmed in 2D and was post-converted to stereoscopic 3D. Continuing from the previous film, Anderson expressed his desire for the final film to "come full circle", bringing back characters, themes and the environment of the Hive from the first film. Principal photography commenced on September 18, 2015 in South Africa.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was released on December 23, 2016, in Japan and on January 27, 2017, in the United States in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. The film received mixed reviews and became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, earning over $312 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.[8] A reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, was released November 24, 2021.
