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Paul Anderson discusses casting Leon Kennedy, and taking plot points from Resident Evil 4 and 5

Resident Evil: Retribution is intended to be an epic, globe-trotting affair that features a cast of characters from all of the previous films, including some characters who were killed off early on in the franchise.

The September 14, 2012, release has begun filming, and director Paul Anderson spilled some of the beans about the film in the interview below, including the introduction of Leon S. Kennedy and the direct tie-in to the Resident Evil 4 and 5 games.

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Pozzle4610d ago

Ew. He sounds so smug in this interview. The whole thing is basically: "I stole a bunch of Capcom's ideas because NO ONE else is doing what I'm doing with these movies! I'm THAT awesome!"

Then there's these parts:

"it's obviously a lot of pressure because of that and especially Leon because he has such an extreme look. Firstly, he's a major action hero. But also he has the floppy hair, and you have no idea how hard it is to find someone who looks like that."

Um...Mr Anderson? You don't need to find an actor with floppy hair when all these lovely things like wigs, hair extensions and scissors exist. Nowadays people can style their hair into ANYTHING. You don't need to cast a guy with floppy hair just because he has floppy hair. :/

But congrats on casting a guy with floppy hair who otherwise looks NOTHING like Leon. But oh well, I'm sure he's a great actor. His role in The Hottie and the Nottie was such a masterpiece in filming, after all.

"In Resident Evil 5 there's an awesome sequence, one of my favorites, where you're driving a Hummer across the desert while engaging in a machine gun battle with a bunch of creatures that are chasing you while they're riding motor bikes and shooting machine guns. That's intrinsically Resident Evil"

Since when is driving a hummer across the dessert as you shoot machine-gun-wielding zombies "intrinsically Resident Evil"? That sort of crap only appeared in RE5 and nobody really liked it. Hell, even reviewers complained about that sequence. :/

OzzieArcane4609d ago

I think what he meant to say is that it's intrinsically generic action movie.

aCasualGamer4609d ago

I despise this director so much it hurts my eyes just looking at his movies. He's married to Milla Jovovich and thus she is in every movie he makes.

That's not only disturbing since Alice is the worst character to ever have entered my favorite franchise, but i also hate this man for acting as if he knows what RE truly is.

He plays through RE4 and RE5 and says "This is RE", apart from some great sequences in RE4 there is no fan of this series that would in their right mind say "The best RE games are RE4 and RE5".

The things we fans hate about the series are the things he thinks we love about the series, i.e. the Hummer sequence in RE5.

Just goes to show how little this fool knows about the fans. He's just milking the license that Sony got to the bones.

For christ sakes he chose the actor for Leon based on a f****ng haircut!

Could someone put this guy out of his misery already?

Lord_Sloth4609d ago

No way! Hair is made of stone! You're either born with it, or you aren't. Either way, there's NO SOLUTION!!!

rustyspoon804609d ago

The guys in RE4 & RE5 aren't the 'Undead', they were infected with the Las Plagas virus. They were still humans.
Sounds like we'll be seeing zombies riding motorcycles in this film, which is just wrong.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake Sales Now at Over 7M, SF6 at 3.3M, Dragon's Dogma 2 Climbs to 2.6M

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 4 remake sales are now at over 7 million units, Street Fighter 6 is at 3.3 million and more.

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The 10 PSVR 2 Games You Should Own

If you're looking for 'must have' PSVR 2 games then look no further. These are the 10 titles every PSVR 2 owner should have in their library.

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kevco3368d ago

If you're wanting more PSVR 2 support, you should probably buy all of these games.

Speak with your wallet!

Profchaos68d ago

Bit rich to have to buy games you don't want because you want Sony to support the expensive headset they sold us which cost as much as the console it runs on beyond paying third partys to support it.
Seriously in terms of first party we have horizon on day 1 and a gt 7 vr mode.

They seemingly have made little effort to support it beyond paying Capcom to make re games in VR or a second party studio to make firewall which was mismanaged.

I'm a day 1 psvr2 user and the only thing I'm excited for right now is PC support.

I commented recently this bespoke VR game development model we have right now clearly doesn't work

crazyCoconuts68d ago

On the one hand I feel like there's been plenty of smaller non-AAA games to play and occupy me as a supplement to my flat screen gaming.
But I agree that Sony has done nothing to elevate this beyond the niche it's in and into the mainstream where it would be economical to create AAA games for it.

Babadook767d ago (Edited 67d ago )

Most of these games are worth owning for most people; I own all but 2 of them in fact. So I agree with kevco33. I think you're crazy if you downplay this list quite frankly. Sony can't keep funding software if people don't buy any of it, the ball is squarely in OUR court.

Sony has spent a lot on 3rd party stuff this gen like RE.

phoenixwing68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

Saving up for the headset is my first hurdle. Let alone buying games I don't want lol

mudakoshaka67d ago

People downvoting you for not having enough finances...what a world we live in, haha

phoenixwing67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

@mudako
They feel affronted at the very thought that I don't plunk down 500 immediately lol I have a little over 900 games in my backlog I've been buying games instead of hardware ever since I got my PC and ps5. I just don't know if vr is really for me honestly. Every time I have a couple hundred allocated to video games it makes more sense to buy a bunch of flat games instead of vr ones

mudakoshaka68d ago

I have 9 out of these 10 games. I try to buy all the VR games I like to support the advancement of VR!

TheEroica67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

I spoke with my wallet after watching the first headset get weak support. Easy pass until Sony earns my money. Feel bad for those who parted with 500 bucks, falling for the hype that Sony was actually gonna support this thing.

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Neonridr68d ago

I own 7 of these titles off the list, lol.

NotoriousWhiz68d ago

I'm trying to decide if it's worth holding onto my psvr 2. I enjoy what it has currently, but it seems unlikely to get anything else. Might be better off just waiting for something with more support if that ever comes.

Profchaos67d ago

As a fellow psvr2 owner the question seemingly comes down to do you own a PC.

I think I'm all in I have a habit to hold onto my systems anyhow I still have my psvr1 to hell I still have my NES.

But while it's still worth something yeah you could sell it and if Sony turns the ship around you should be able to buy another one for less than you soldmit for I feel like we won't see any fix for the headset for the next 2 years rumours show that Sony has no current first party VR games in active development after they closed London studios

The whole psvr2 situation has left me feeling a little burnt on PlayStation as a whole to be honest. The first psvr felt experimental but it was supported far more than this superior headset

MIDGETonSTILTS1768d ago

GT7 surprised me, because I hate racing games, but i poured 100 hours into it way too quickly.

I’m looking forward to the Metro VR game this year, and I hope that WW2 dogfighter game releases eventually.

talocaca68d ago

I have most of them 😅

Waiting for a sale on Synapse and Arizona Sunshine 2.....also Metro coming this year looks great.

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Resident Evil 4 Sales Top 7 Million Units Nearly One Year After Release

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that the multiplatform title Resident Evil 4 has sold over 7 million units worldwide approximately one year after its release.

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Cacabunga73d ago

Still didnt play it.. but I'm glad these SP games are big successes

TheColbertinator73d ago

Deserved. Great remake of a great game