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  • Sony Pictures promotes Resident Evil final with VR experience

    Sony Pictures promotes Resident Evil final with VR experience

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment recently set up a Virtual Reality (VR) immersive gaming experience ahead of the 3 February release of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”. Japanese engineers were flown to establish it in Mumbai.

    The gaming experience is supported by haptic techonology — giving a tangible and realistic feel to virtual objects. The technology and will enable experiencing of the character Alice’s biggest fight against the un-dead as she approaches to save the humanity from complete oblivion.

    Flagged off in Japan for a global tour, the immersive gaming experience is a result of cooperation between the video production company Sony PCL, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and the parent company Sony Corp.

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    Termed as ‘The Road to Raccoon City’, the new experience will feature content from the movie, complete with voiceover from Alice, the character that has been essayed by actress Milla Jovovich. It features the aforementioned technology to simulate a zombie attack, as users wear VR glasses and a vest that provides vibration and audio feedback while they shoot at zombies projected on-screen with a gun.

    Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) India managing director Vivek Krishnani has had a first-hand experience with the game. He exclaimed that since it was the last installment of the ‘Resident Evil’ series and culmination of Alice’s incredible journey, they wanted to make it extraordinary for fans of the game and the franchise.

    In 2016, VR headsets had just started to come into the market thanks to the likes of the Samsung Gear VR. While it was lower-cost solution, it was limited regarding the experience they could provide. In 2017 all of this will change, however. These early devices were the tip of the iceberg, a means of testing people’s interest in the idea of VR as a concept.

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  • Sony Pictures promotes Resident Evil final with VR experience

    Sony Pictures promotes Resident Evil final with VR experience

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment recently set up a Virtual Reality (VR) immersive gaming experience ahead of the 3 February release of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”. Japanese engineers were flown to establish it in Mumbai.

    The gaming experience is supported by haptic techonology — giving a tangible and realistic feel to virtual objects. The technology and will enable experiencing of the character Alice’s biggest fight against the un-dead as she approaches to save the humanity from complete oblivion.

    Flagged off in Japan for a global tour, the immersive gaming experience is a result of cooperation between the video production company Sony PCL, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and the parent company Sony Corp.

    public://Milla-Jovovich-in-Resident-Evil-The-Final-Chapter.jpg

    Termed as ‘The Road to Raccoon City’, the new experience will feature content from the movie, complete with voiceover from Alice, the character that has been essayed by actress Milla Jovovich. It features the aforementioned technology to simulate a zombie attack, as users wear VR glasses and a vest that provides vibration and audio feedback while they shoot at zombies projected on-screen with a gun.

    Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) India managing director Vivek Krishnani has had a first-hand experience with the game. He exclaimed that since it was the last installment of the ‘Resident Evil’ series and culmination of Alice’s incredible journey, they wanted to make it extraordinary for fans of the game and the franchise.

    In 2016, VR headsets had just started to come into the market thanks to the likes of the Samsung Gear VR. While it was lower-cost solution, it was limited regarding the experience they could provide. In 2017 all of this will change, however. These early devices were the tip of the iceberg, a means of testing people’s interest in the idea of VR as a concept.

    Also Read :

    ’17 to be year of survival for VR market

    How VOKE is helping Hotstar to bring 3D VR to Kabaddi

  • Resident Evil…tops b-o collection in US and Canada

    Resident Evil…tops b-o collection in US and Canada

    MUMBAI: Resident Evil: Retribution, the horror sequel, grabbed the top spot at the US and Canadian box office over the weekend by amassing $21.1 million (13 million pounds),it is understood. On the other hand, the 3D version of Walt Disney‘s cartoon Finding Nemo took the No. 2 spot in the US and Canadian box-office charts with an intake of $17.5 million, according to Disney.
    Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth film in a franchise that stars Milla Jovovich as heroine Alice in a battle against the Umbrella Corporation and its army of zombies. Domestic sales were in line with distributor Sony‘s pre-weekend projection for the low- to mid-$20 million range.
    In international markets, the film added $50 million, for a worldwide total of $71.1 million. It did particularly well in Asia.
    Sony president of distribution Rory Bruer credited Jovovich for the continuing success of the Resident Evil franchise.
    Meanwhile, people of all ages headed to theatres to see Finding Nemo for the first time in the 3D format. The film ranks as one of the most successful from Disney‘s Pixar animation studio, generating global sales of $868 million during its original run.
    Disney spent less than $5 million to convert the film to the 3D format. Although weekend numbers came in slightly lower than Disney‘s original projections, Disney‘s executive vice president for motion picture distribution Dave Hollis said the tally was in line with previous 3D re-release openings.
    After two weeks at No. 1, the Demon film The Possession slipped to third place generating sales of $5.8 million.

  • Resident Evil… at No. 1 spot grosses $30.5 mn in second weekend

    Resident Evil… at No. 1 spot grosses $30.5 mn in second weekend

    MUMBAI: In a drowsy weekend at the foreign box office, Resident Evil: Retribution again took the No. 1 spot by grossing $30.5 million in its second weekend recording a 39 per cent drop from its overseas opener last weekend at 6,720 venues in 73 markets.
    The latest film of producer-director Paul W. S. Anderson‘s action/sci-fi series has bagged an offshore total of $103.4 million so far. This has already put Retribution ahead of three of the four prior franchise titles released since 2002. Foreign box office champ remains 2010‘s Resident Evil: Afterlife, which recorded $236.1 million.
    The film opened strongly in Mexico, taking the No. 1 spot with $3.5 million at 1,092 playdates. No. 1 openings were also recorded in Greece and in Vietnam. Biggest holdover market was Japan where the weekend tally (down only 28% from the prior round) was $6.2 million at 765 sites for a market cume of $28 million.
    Russia delivered $2.9 million in the second weekend at 1,150 spots for a market cume of $13.2 million.
    Retribution, being handled by Sony in most overseas markets, opens this week in the U.K. and in Italy.

  • Resident Evil…tops b-o market globally

    Resident Evil…tops b-o market globally

    MUMBAI: Paul W.S. Anderson‘s Resident Evil Retribution starring Milla Jovovich that opened in 65 markets at as many as 8,110 venues, grossed $50 million finishing at the numero uno spot in some 30 territories and easily taking the top spot internationally.
    The action/sci-fi sequel opened in Asia particularly well in Japan (with a gross of $10.3 million drawn from 780 locations) and in Taiwan ($4.4 million from 226 spots). Russia drew in $8.6 million drawn from 3,300 sites while the film grossed $3.5 million Brazil from 396 locales.
    Imax reported a $3.1 million weekend tally for Retribution at its 93 offshore locations.
    Anderson‘s four previous Resident Evil titles have fared extremely well at the foreign box office with 2010‘s Resident Evil: Afterlife grossing $236.1 million, nearly four times the offshore total of the 2002 franchise original Resident Evil ($63.8 million). 2004‘s Resident Evil: Apocalypse drew $78.2 million overseas while 2007‘s Resident Evil: Extinction grossed $95.5 million.
    Disney reported that its 3D converted animation film Finding Nemo drew a total of $5.1 million in seven offshore markets of which $1.3 million was registered on the weekend. (Original Nemo release racked up $527.9 million overseas.) Updated worldwide gross total for the title stands at $890.2 million.

  • Resident Evil – Retribution to hit theatres on 28 Sept

    Resident Evil – Retribution to hit theatres on 28 Sept

    MUMBAI: The fifth instalment of the Resident Evil series – Resident Evil – Retribution, is set to hit the big screen on 28 September. The movie continues to star Milla Jovovich as the protagonist Alice and will be directed by Paul WS Wisemen.
    The two are husband-wife in real life and this is their fourth outing as a director-actor duo for the Resident Evil series.
    The Sony Pictures film also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Aryana Engineer, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, with Boris Kodjoe, and Li Bingbing.
    The 1 hour 35 minute film releases in 3D. The film is inspired by a game well-known for its gaudy images and heart shattering scenes clubbed with the dreadful looking zombies and is based on the fact that good wins over evil.
    The character of Alice, which gained popularity immediately after the release of its original version, is a character which is non-existent in the. It is in fact is inspired by the Alice of Alice in Wonderland and is all in all Anderson‘s creation.
    The creativity of the film comes from the use of different colour palette in each film. It adds new elements to each version so every time a new instalment in the film franchise is released it has a new location, new characters and a diverse colour palette that adds fun to the lore. Because of this distinctive feature the film has earned a place of appreciation even amongst the non-gaming crowds.
    Another reason for the film gaining such popularity is the regular feedbacks received and a quick action taken by the team over the audience response. “We have always used the most popular creatures and the most popular characters that people have asked for. That is why the dogs and the Lickers were in the movie franchise. It‘s why Jill came into the movie franchise; it‘s why Leon, Ada and Barry are here. Because people were just clambering for them to be in the franchise,” adds Anderson.
    Media reports say that the sixth instalment will soon go on the floors. Incidentally, the film being in its 10th year, has revived the spirit and craze for zombies amongst the audience.