"Resident Evil: Retribution 3D" Teaser Poster
Some movie franchises continue to generate large amounts of cash for their prospective studios, no matter how many fans and critics complain about it online. Case in point: Resident Evil: Retribution, the latest entry in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil movie saga, grossed a solid $221 million worldwide. While the RE films have received poor reviews and diminishing box office returns in the States, they continue to do bank overseas.
So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Resident Evil 6 has been given a September 12th, 2014 release date. It’s speculated that Paul W.S. Anderson may not return to the director’s chair since he’s preparing to film the big-budget disaster flick Pompeii. However, the last word from Anderson’s mouth was that he had several ideas in mind for a sixth entry in the RE series and that this might just be the movie to close out the entire franchise.
Update: Reportedly, Chinese actress Li Bingbing will reprise her role as the popular game character Ada Wong. And this time around, her character will be granted more screentime to appease gamers.
