For nearly a decade and a half, model-turned-action starMilla Jovovichhas been slaughtering zombies and fighting the Umbrella Corporation as Alice in theResident Evilmovies. That series is coming to an end with the sixth and final entry in the big screen video game franchise asResident Evil: The Final Chapteris heading to theaters in January. Now, we know a lot more about what to expect, as the first trailer for the movie has just been released.
As promised, the trailer forResident Evil: The Final Chapterdropped today, and it looks very much like what we have come to expect from the series.Jovovichteased the release of the trailer last week via her Twitter account, where she also released a very brief clip from the trailer. In the clip,Alicesays she is going to “kill every last one of them,” and by the looks of the trailer, she is going to do her very best to deliver on the promise.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapterfollows Alice Abernathy (Milla Jovovich) as she continues to wage her battle against The Umbrella Corporation’s hostile AI system, The Red Queen (Megan Charpentier). She is doing so with the help of her partners Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), Leon Scott Kennedy (Johann Urb), Ada Wong (Li Bingbing), and her daughter Becky (Aryanna Engineer). She is also keeping up her uneasy alliance with the former head of Umbrella, Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts). Along the way, they will reconnect with former comrades Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller), Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), and Kmart (Spencer Locke). Their battle will lead them back to where it all started, in the dark mansion built by Umbrella founder Lord Ozwell E. Spencer and the deep underground research and development center known as The Hive, where The Red Queen plots total destruction over the human race.
Resident Evilstarted out as a critically lauded and belovedvideo game series, and was adapted for the big screen in 2002. The movies have diverged substantially from the plot of the games, but have retained certain important elements, such as The Umbrella Corporation and zombies. Not only that, but as far as movie adaptations of video games go, theResident Evilfranchise is by many metrics, the most successful of all-time. They fit the bill of not being loved by critics, but they have fared well at the box office, having grossed $915 million worldwide. Also, no other video game movie franchise has even come close to getting six major studio movies made. The series has been a staple, but it is nearly time for fans to say goodbye.
The movie will be coming up against Warner Bros.' comedyBastards, which starsOwen Wilson, Universal’s comedyA Dog’s PurposestarringDennis QuaidandBritt Robertsonand EuropaCorp’s thrillerThe LakestarringSullivan Stapleton. So in terms of direct competition,Resident Evilshould be wide open for a good opening weekend. However, the movie will be opening a week beforeXXX: The Return of Xander Cage, and the nationwide expansion ofThe Founder, which starsMichael Keatonwho is on a serious hot streak. Be sure to watch the first trailer for the movie below courtesy ofSony Pictures.Resident Evil 6is set to hit theaters on June 03, 2025.
