The upcoming third installment of the popular "Resident Evil" movie series has been retitled from "Resident Evil Afterlife" to "Resident Evil Extinction", this according to Variety. The film will begin production later this year in Australia prepping for a 2007 release. The film has also landed a new director in Aussie helmer Russell Mulcahy, who directed "Highlander II:The Quickening".

"Resident Evil Extinction" will return Sienna Guillory, Milla Jovovich, and Mike Epps in their roles as Jill Valentine, Alice, and LJ from "Resident Evil Apocalypse". The current plot synopsis for "Resident Evil Extinction" has the film set in a post apocalyptic world plagued by zombies.

Current rumors surrounding "Resident Evil Extinction" include the introduction of the video games main villain, Albert Wesker. As well as one of the games main good guys Leon Kennedy. At the moment it is unclear if Oded Fehr and Sophie Vavasseur will return in "Resident Evil Extinction" as Carlos Olivera and Angela Ashford.

"Resident Evil Apocalypse" was made on a 43 million dollar budget and managed to rake in almost 51 million dollars at the end of it's theatrical run. This is not counting the large sum of money the film made on dvd sales and rentals. It's box office intake is on par with the first "Resident Evil" film which was released in 2002 on a 32 million dollar budget, and ended up taking in nearly 40 million at the end of it's theatrical run.

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