From the Mixed Blessings Department:
Like the undead themselves, modern zombie movies keep coming and coming. Get ready for at least one more, Paul W.S. Anderson told MTV News.
Well, maybe.
"Resident Evil: Extinction," the third video-game to big screen adaptation in the popular series will likely not be the last, Anderson said, although talks for a fourth film are still in the very earliest stages of development.
"I'm just starting to talk to Sony about it," Anderson confessed. "I don't even know if anything will come of it, but there's a possibility it might happen."
It would seem like a sure thing given the ending of "Extinction," which saw Alice (Milla Jovovich) beside herself with rage -- literally, thanks to hundreds of perfect clones - promising to travel to the Umbrella Corporation's headquarters in Japan. But Anderson, who scripted the first three films, says a concrete story hasn't yet been decided upon. In fact, it's coming up with a plausible, kick-ass story that's momentarily holding him up.
"I love the 'Resident Evil' franchise and we always try to make the best possible movie we can. If we could find a good 'Resident Evil 4' to make, then we would do it," he said. "But I wouldn't just do it for the sake of it, that's for sure."
My one-word rankings for the RE franchise would go thusly:
Resident Evil - Bleah
Apocalypse - Heh
Extinction - Meh
In my review of the second movie I mentioned that is was apparent Anderson seemed to have some vague plot design in mind for Alice, and the end of Extinction certainly makes it look like they're going to try and wrap things up with a bang over in Japan. Now it sounds more like he's making it up as he goes along. What a surprise.
I can't get away from this series, it seems, and I'm still at a loss to explain why I'm that interested in it. Sure, there's the Jovovich factor and all, but let's face it: zombie movies don't get much more incoherent than the RE flicks. And directors don't come much more craptastic than Paul W.S. Anderson.
Who I just remembered is engaged to Milla Jovovich. Figures.