'Resident Evil' Franchise Gets Quasi-Reboot with 'Begins'

[Rappy Veteran]

While Sony Screen Gems is prepping for Resident Evil 4: Afterlife, the 3D sequel slated to arrive in theaters August 27, 2010, Bloody Disgusting has learned exclusively (and confirmed) that the studio is already looking forward to the fifth film. While Milla Jovovich is confirmed for Afterlife, it's got to be getting expensive and (increasingly) difficult to keep her onboard, even though she is married to producer Paul W.S. Anderson. Instead of moving forward with the ongoing story, the studio is planning a quasi-reboot, which is tentatively titled Resident Evil Begins. While it's a long, long, long way off, the idea is to redo the story of a special military unit who fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident. What do you guys think about a reboot only 8-9 years after the franchise began?

Bloody Disgusting

[Comic Book Guy]

Maybe if they do reboot it, this time they'll make it exactly like we see in the video game, but I highly doubt that's ever going to happen!

[Lannister]

I like the first film, the rest suck, so maybe a reboot after the first. :)

[Growled Member]

They love those reboots these days, don't they?

[Draconian Guppy]

Maybe if they do reboot it, this time they'll make it exactly like we see in the video game, but I highly doubt that's ever going to happen!

Yeah that will never happen :no:

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

I love these films, and love Milla, and can't wait for #4. I do NOT want to see a reboot of it, in any which way.

The Resident Evil films is in my top 20 list, which include all the other famous trilogy/quad etc movies.

[Osiris]

Enough with this reboot crap. Especially with this the franchise isnt old enough to need a reboot. If Mila is costing you too much money just start the 5th movie with some unknown, hot actress and away you go. You could probably also get away with doing standalone movies kinda like degreneration following leon kenedy or some other specialists as they face random threats of the virus etc.

[trag3dy]

Maybe if they do reboot it, this time they'll make it exactly like we see in the video game, but I highly doubt that's ever going to happen!

We have the video games for that storyline if that's what we desire to see. I don't think they need a big screen adaptation.

Enough with this reboot crap. Especially with this the franchise isnt old enough to need a reboot. If Mila is costing you too much money just start the 5th movie with some unknown, hot actress and away you go. You could probably also get away with doing standalone movies kinda like degreneration following leon kenedy or some other specialists as they face random threats of the virus etc.

I would love to see Leon Kennedy on the big screen. He's gotta be the most ass kicking character ever. Especially in RE4 and Degeneration. Also I love all the Resident Evil movies so far so the more they make the merrier, imo.

[Richard Hammond]

They need to reboot and stick to the S D Perry line of books they were brilliant.

[techbeck]

Reboots are stupid...dont like it...sounds to me like a money maker while RE/zombies are still popular...still waiting for vampire reboots to start surfacing since vampires are popular as well.

[The Real Napster]

I love the series, each movie had it strong points. The third one was a bit of a let down; it was good but it was just so diffrent than the first two movies.

I kinda walked away from the third one thinking that it was made for the money alone and I can't help but to feel thats why the fourth movie is being made. I will see it, most likely rent it when it comes out on dvd and maybe buy it to have the whole collection depending on if it flops or not.

[Rudy]

I loved all 3 movies and I can't wait for the 4th one (and I've never played the games)

[Ayepecks]

I liked the first one, but it went downhill from there. The second one start out great and slowly got cheesy, and the third one was all cheese. :laugh:

[Syanide]

They're gonna ruin the only good thing about the series, and that's the first movie :no:

[Razorwing]

why can't they title Resident Evil : ENDS. ? lol.

[Ayepecks]

They're gonna ruin the only good thing about the series, and that's the first movie :no:

I've never understood how releasing sequels ruins prior movies. I loved Saw and don't like most of the sequels... yet for some reason none of them make me dislike the original any less. ;)