With the January 27 release date getting closer and closer, two new clips fromResident Evil: The Final Chapterhave just arrived. The first of these new videos featuresAlice Abernathyinvestigating a room, when she realizes she’s not alone, with several monitors turning on, showcasing the nefarious Red Queen. For this final installment of the long-running series, the Red Queen is actually played played byEver Anderson, the eight-year-old daughter ofMilla Jovovichand directorPaul W.S. Anderson, in her acting debut. Here’s whatMilla Jovovichhad to say during a live Facebook Q&A in August, when her daughter asked what it was like to work with her.
“It was so amazing to work with you. You are [an] unbelievablytalented actress, more talented than I’ve ever been. It was an honor and a privilege to work with you. You’re such a great listener and you understand what it is to be real and natural and organic, and I give you so much kudos for that… you keep impressing me every single day.”
The clip, which comes courtesy ofSony Pictures Japan, features the Red Queen revealing that her satellites show that there are 4,472 humans still alive on Earth, but in less than 48 hours, they will all be dead. When Alice asks if she’s only here to gloat, the Red Queen makes a surprising admission, that she actually wants Alice to stop her. The second clip features Alice stopping Doc (Eoin Macken) from administering an adrenaline shot, taking him as her hostage, while Christian (William Levy) screams that they should have killed her while they had the chance. Doc tells Alice that he needed her awake to tell her that something bad is coming, before Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) arrives and realizes it’s Alice who is taking Doc hostage.
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. The cast also includesRuby Rose,Iain Glen,Shawn Roberts,Jun-ki Lee,RolaandFraser James. This franchise finale will go up against Warner Bros.‘Bastards, Universal’sA Dog’s Purposeand The Weinstein Company’sGoldwhen it hits theaters on January 27.
The first five movies haven’t been huge hits at the domestic box office, with 2010’sResident Evil: Afterlifeearning a franchise best $60.1 million. The franchise has always been quite strong internationally, though, withResident Evil: Afterlifetaking in $296.2 million worldwide from a $60 million budget, and the last installment,Resident Evil: Retributionearning $42.3 million domestic and $197.8 million internationally for a global total of $240.1 million, from a $65 million budget.Paul W.S. AndersondirectsResident Evil: The Final Chapterfrom his own screenplay and serves as producer alongsideJeremy Bolt,Robert KulzerandSamuel Hadida. Take a look at the latest clips fromResident Evil: The Final Chapter.
