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T-virus zombies (Resident Evil films)

FilmUndeadA virus2000 to 2009

The Resident Evil films bring Capcom's corporate-bioweapon zombies to the screen, starting with an outbreak in a laboratory beneath Raccoon City. Paul W. S. Anderson made six films with Milla Jovovich as the lead. Critics were mostly hostile, but the series has grossed over 1.2 billion dollars.12

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First appeared
2002
Released 2002
Source work
Resident Evil (2002)
Paul W. S. Anderson
Age rating
R
Made in
Germany, USA
What causes it
A virus
The T-virus, a bioweapon of the Umbrella Corporation, is released in the Hive beneath Raccoon City.
How you become one
Infection with the virus; a bitten character turns.
Weak spots
  • an airborne anti-virus (in the final film)

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2002

Released 2002

field notes

What the sources say

1

The films add other bioweapons from the games, including Lickers, Nemesis and Tyrants12

2

The heroine Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, does not exist in the games12

3

Five sequels followed the 2002 film, and the series has grossed over 1.2 billion dollars12

4

It holds the record for the most live-action films adapted from a video game12

5

George A. Romero wrote a script for the first film that was rejected12

Sources

  1. Resident Evil (film series) - Wikipedia
  2. Resident Evil - Rotten Tomatoes

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