Resident Evil: Begins 3D Movie Promises Convergence with Capcom Video Game Tie-In
New 3D movie will provide a prequel story focusing on Jill Valentine
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D was the first video game movie filmed in 3D. And it made a killing at the global box office bringing in almost $300 million. So it’s no surprise that Screen Gems has greenlit a fifth film. Resident Evil: Begins is a prequel to the movie franchise. And it will be the first film that won’t focus on Milla Jovovich’s Alice character, instead telling the story of video game character Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory). Paul W.S. Anderson, who has produced all of the Resident Evil films, talks about directing the last film in 3D in this exclusive video interview.
Resident Evil: Begins will be set in 1998 and take place before Alice has become a super soldier. The film will focus on Jill Valentine, who must deal with the T-virus outbreak as its occurring. The fact that the film is being set more inside the game world, as the third film in the series was, has opened up the convergence possibility that Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt have been trying to accomplish for years with Capcom – a video game tie-in.
Capcom is rumored to be working with the filmmakers on a game that will directly tie into the new film. The game is expected to introduce original character Alice into the video game mythology. The storyline of the game has been said to split between two characters with different goals. As Alice, players will hunt for Umbrella’s secret underground facility (which was the setting for the first Resident Evil movie but never in the game world). As Jill Valentine, gamers will contend with slowing the spread of the T-virus outbreak.
The movie will open in 3D on September 14, 2012, which gives Capcom plenty of time to have some type of game ready at retail. Resident Evil: Afterlife did incorporate a lot of the gameplay innovations of Resident Evil 5 into the movie. But Anderson said it’s always been a question of timing. It looks like the time is right this time for Resident Evil fans to get a new game and movie experience together.
Given that Resident Evil 5 was a 3D PC game and the new movie is going to be filmed in 3D, the odds are good that gamers will get another 3D gaming experience with the movie tie-in next year.
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