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Fathom Events Announces One-Night Event For RESIDENT EVIL: VENDETTA This June Following May Wide Release

I couldn’t tell you much about any of the Resident Evil films, or the games for that matter. I’ve only seen maybe four out of the what? Six…live-action movies from Sony? Ugh…anyway, maybe one day I’ll catch up. As for now, there’s also been a trilogy of CG-animated feature films based on the game property as well dating back to 2008, and now the third, Resident Evil: Vendetta, is heading to select theaters in North America through Fathom Events for one night only on July 19 following its wide release on May 27. Fathom’s June event is serviced in part with Park Circus and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. “We are thrilled to bring ‘RESIDENT EVIL: VENDETTA’ to the big screen for its U.S. debut,” Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said. “This sequel is even scarier and more thrill-inducing than the previous titles, with mind-blowing CG animation that should be seen […]

RESIDENT EVIL Is Getting A CG Reboot

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With a reboot of the second game in the works and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter takes shape for its January 2017 release (bearing in mind the new crowdfunding campaign to help one of its principle stuntwomen, Olivia Jackson, who was seriously injured during filming), it looks like another one is also in store and adding further to the roster of its previous CG-animated titles. Marza Animation Planet is reportedly teaming up with Capcom for what’s being otherwise described as a full reboot of the Resident Evil franchise which will be bringing back characters like Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers. Marza (via Inside, Kotaku) made the official announcemrnt: MARZA ANIMATION PLANET INC., a CG animation film production company of SEGA SAMMY Group, today announced a production of a full CG animation movie RESIDENT EVIL CG 3 (working title) based on Japanese game developer CAPCOM’s internationally renowned videogame franchise […]