Resident Evil: Retribution

Resident Evil: Retribution is an American feature film blending elements of the horror genre with action and science fiction. It is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil live-action film series, which is based on the popular video game franchise by Capcom. The movie was written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film was produced by Constantin Film International, Davis-Films and Impact Pictures and released through Screen Gems - a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The movie premiered in the United States in 3-D and IMAX 3-D on September 14th, 2012.

Resident Evil: Retribution combines characters and settings from previous films, as well as many familiar elements from the video game series. Actress Milla Jovovich reprises the role of Alice with Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine, Michelle Rodriguez as the formerly-deceased Rain Ocampo (whaaaaat?), as well as Aryana Engineer as Becky, Binbing Li as Ada Wong, Boris Kodjoe as Luther West, Johann Urb as Leon S. Kennedy and Kevin Durand as Barry Burton.

Notes & Trivia

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 * Production on Resident Evil: Retribution began on October 10th, 2011. Principal filming concluded on December 23rd, 2011. The film had a fifty-five day photo-shoot.


 * The movie was filmed at Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Location shoots also include scenes filmed in Moscow, Russia and Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, New York.


 * Taglines for this film include "Evil goes global" and "The ultimate battle begins".


 * At its widest release, Resident Evil: Retribution was screened in 3,016 theaters.


 * Resident Evil: Retribution closed out of theaters on November 11th, 2012. It was in release for a total of 8.4 weeks (59 days).


 * Resident Evil: Retribution was released on DVD in Region 1 format (with Ultraviolet copy) by Sony Pictures Entertainment on December 21st, 2012. The film is also included on the Resident Evil Collection Blu-ray boxset, which was also released on December 21st.


 * The movie has a 31% "Rotten" rating on the movie review aggregate web site Rotten Tomatoes. However, it maintains a 52% audience score amongst viewers who liked it.


 * Resident Evil: Retribution has a score of 39 on the movie review aggregate web site Metacritic, with a user score of 4.9 based on 348 ratings.


 * This film includes flashback scenes from the first Resident Evil, with many of the original cast members appearing in archival footage.


 * Actor Kevin Shand is credited as Kevin Shad in this film. He plays one of the Axe Men.


 * Actor Raymond Olubawale is credited as Ray Olubawale in this film. He plays one of the Axe Men.