Behind the Scenes
Multiple Sources of Inspiration
After the release of Resident Evil: God of War, director Paul Anderson had thought about shooting the fifth and sixth installments of the Resident Evil series together in a "back-to-back" fashion. However, later, Anderson gave up this rather risky and rash idea. He decided to focus all his energy on the fifth film called "Resident Evil: Retribution", and the sixth film would have to wait until after the film was released. Think again.
Compared to the previous films, "Resident Evil: Retribution" is obviously more thrilling, because Anderson grabbed a parasite called Pest from the fourth episode of the "Resident Evil" game and put this element in the in the film. The parasite can make zombies "start running, move fast, ride motorcycles and shoot". At the same time, the action scenes in the film also took some inspiration from the game. In the fifth episode of the game "Resident Evil", the protagonists drive a Hummer to avoid the pursuit of zombies, and in the film, there is also such a scene, but the Hummer is replaced by a more luxurious one Rolls-Royce Phantom. "Games are our foundation and the most important source of inspiration," Anderson said. "If you imagine a movie without the game, it's not going to be successful. But if you make a movie based on the plot of the game, that's not going to work." "
In addition to games, the film also draws a lot of inspiration from other sci-fi films. The film's producer Jamie Bolt said: ""Inception" gave a lot of people a deep shock. And "Inception" "Westworld" has always been one of Anderson's favorite movies. These movies have provided him with a lot of extraordinary inspiration. In addition to these, the "Alien" series, "Blade Runner" are his inspirations. As a movie Workers, our job is to keep providing better entertainment to the audience, it's enough to be better each time than the last. Also, we want to be global enough in the film, so we went to Moscow , Tokyo, etc. I’ve always believed that live action is the best.”
The action scenes of "Resident Evil" have always been the focus of this sci-fi film, and the inspiration for the action scenes of this film is Asian movies. Anderson said: "We watched a lot of Thai movies and learned the fighting in them. We also watched a lot of Hong Kong movies and learned the stunts in them. What I wanted to do was to combine the style of this exaggerated action drama with the aesthetics of the Western world. , to make a unique fighting style. We have watched a lot of action movies and learned certain actions and shooting methods from them. The visual effects of these movies are very outstanding. I believe the audience will watch our movie after watching this movie. , you will definitely fall in love with this Thai-style fighting style action drama."
Human and Zombie Battle
As the main thriller and horror of "Resident Evil", one of the highlights of this film is the zombie and human battle. It is reported that in order to make the face of zombies more realistic, special effects makeup artist Paul Jones specially looked for a makeup method for making zombie faces from "Zombie Out of the Cage". Jones said: "A lot of people think that every zombie is the same, but that's not the case. We still use different makeup for each zombie in the processing of many facial details. Since then, the visual effect of the film has been improved. It will be very good, and the audience will be able to more easily see the difference in the fighting power of each zombie." The
film started on October 10, 2011, and ended on December 23, with a total of 55 days of shooting. The crew traveled through Canada, the United States, Japan and Russia, filming in iconic locations such as Times Square, Ginza and Red Square. This is the second film in the Resident Evil series to be shot in 3D, using Red Epic cameras. Bolt said: “The camera is 50 percent smaller than the previous Sony F35, so it’s easier to shoot with a lot of handheld and mobile lenses. This allows us to create more dazzling and exciting images. As for 3D, Anderson said: "This is the second time I've made a 3D film, but my curiosity and enthusiasm haven't waned at all because 3D technology has come a long way in the past two years. The 3D content shot this time is also different from the previous movie. One of the most fascinating qualities of 3D technology is that it allows the audience to fully integrate into the movie, giving the audience a stronger sense of immersion. Yes With 3D, the sense of reality and presence of the film will be stronger, and the audience will be more fully engaged in the plot of the film.”
Anyone who has seen Resident Evil can remember the electronic and heavy metal mashup soundtrack in the film. In this film, the crew still invited tomandandy, the music production team of the previous films, to score the film. As always, tomandandy chose the form of heavy metal and electronic music. In this regard, Anderson said: "Tomandandy is still the same as always. Under the melody of heavy metal, a lot of electronic music is added, and this music combination is used to express a feeling of rushing out of the siege and not afraid of death. Their music is as always, It has a nice melody and a cool feeling. At the same time, tomanandy also added some orchestral music to the original sound, which makes the music more epic. Because the film has already shot the fifth episode, so in the It is appropriate to have a certain epic in the music. If one day, this movie has an ending, then the music of the ending will be more grand, elegant and regular."
In the "Resident Evil" series of films, the director Will include characters that die-hard video game fans love. He said: "We pay attention to what video game fans have to say and listen to their replies, so we added characters like Zombie Dog and Plague Beast to the movie, and they are also the reason for Jill's reappearance. This time, we added Leon Kennedy, Berry Bolton, and Ada King, and video game fans have been clamoring for them to be in the movie."
Fan expectations meant casting careful casting and choosing the right actors to portray these video game characters. The director said: "We spent a lot of time casting, trying to find actors who put in video game roles to play. You must have no idea how difficult it is to find someone to play Leon, who has to be manly and long-term. Sea." Producer Robert Kusser said: "I think the casting of Leon, Berry and Ada was perfect, and they all capture the qualities of video game characters, but they also give the characters their own style. ." The
director cast Istonian John Erbe as Lyon. John Erbe said: "The role of Lyon is a zombie killing machine, a surviving human and a resistance leader who has to unite to survive as the situation is getting worse. Playing this role is like a dream come true, Lyon Strong and confident, he's a great leader."
Another extension from the role of the video game is the mysterious and deadly Ada Wang. The crew recruited Taiwanese Golden Horse actress Li Bingbing to play the role with a somewhat mysterious background. Producer Porter said: "As soon as we saw the audition tape, we knew that Li Bingbing was the perfect candidate. In addition to her talent, she was sharp, sexy and smart. These are all qualities that Ada Wang wanted." Li Bingbing felt that I am honored to be Ada, a sexy female assassin, she said: "Resident Evil is a very well-known video game in China, Ada Wang has many fans in China, so when the director asked me to play this role I'm sure the fans are as excited as I am."
For Li Bingbing, the most challenging part of taking on "Resident Evil 5" is not the stunt part, but speaking in English. She said, "I was very awkward at first, thinking that as long as I don't speak, I can't say the wrong thing. As the other people got to know me better, I became more comfortable and relieved to find that no one laughed at me at all. The fact that everyone said my English was pretty good made me feel more like a part of the crew .".
New characters on the show also include Betsy, a hearing-impaired little girl who has a close relationship with Alice. The character is played by 11-year-old Ayana Enginil, who is hard of hearing herself. The director said: "Betsy is completely inaudible in the script, so I wanted to find a little girl who is deaf to play the role, even though Mila had to learn sign language to communicate with her because of her. Ayana Engi Neil has only made one play before, but she has improved a lot, she is born to be an actress, and she does a great job."
Alice's situation is complicated enough, and the appearance of an additional daughter allows the crew to develop Out of Alice's previously unknown side, the director said: "Me and Mila have a daughter, so I thought it was the right moment to show the audience how a heroic warrior faced this situation, and it also allowed the audience to Seeing Mira's interesting surface level and giving the franchise something fresh and different."
Trivia
: This is the only film in the Resident Evil franchise that doesn't feature undead dogs.
· It is reported that the sixth "Resident Evil" movie will be the end of the whole series.
· Jenson Akers was originally going to play the role of Leon Kennedy in the film, but later, the role was handed over to John Erbe.
The film's character Bo Ji was not originally a deaf character, but after a series of inconclusive auditions, the role was offered to Ayana Enginil.
· On the second day of filming, a high platform on the set collapsed, injuring 16 staff members. However, during the treatment, the first responders were in trouble, because many actors on the set were sprayed with blood that imitated the props after being attacked by zombies-it was difficult to tell who was really injured and who was wearing makeup.
·A sharp-eyed fan grabbed the bag Li Bingbing wore a high-slit cheongsam in the trailer of the film, which showed her right leg, but the left leg was exposed on the poster. She responded humorously to this, "This leg may be Angelina Jolie's!"
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