Resident Evil is an action-horror movie series based upon the Japanese computer game franchise of the very same name by Capcom. German studio Constantin Film acquired the civil liberties to adjust the series in January 1998. In 2001, Display Gems acquired distribution legal rights and also hired Paul W. S. Anderson as writer and also director for Resident Evil (2002 ). Anderson continued as writer and manufacturer for Resident Evil: Armageddon (2004) and Resident Evil: Termination (2007 ), and returned as the director for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010 ), Resident Evil: Revenge (2012) and also Resident Evil: The Last Phase (2016 ). The initial 6 movies follow Alice (Milla Jovovich), a character produced for the movies. Alice is a former protection professional as well as concealed operative that battles the Umbrella Corporation, whose bioweapons have actually caused a zombie armageddon. Characters from the games appear, consisting of Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Carlos ...