Resident Evil is an action-horror movie series based upon the Japanese video clip game franchise of the exact same name by Capcom. German studio Constantin Movie acquired the rights to adapt the series in January 1998. In 2001, Display Gems got distribution rights and also worked with Paul W. S. Anderson as writer and supervisor for Resident Evil (2002 ). Anderson continued as author as well as producer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007 ), and returned as the supervisor for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010 ), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and also Resident Evil: The Final Phase (2016 ). The initial 6 movies adhere to Alice (Milla Jovovich), a character created for the films. Alice is a former safety and security expert and concealed operative that fights the Umbrella Company, whose bioweapons have actually caused a zombie armageddon. Characters from the video games appear, including Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Carlos Olivera, Chr...