“RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION” INTRODUCES NEW CHARACTERS

             In each incarnation of "Resident Evil," the filmmakers introduce elements of the games that are most popular with hardcore gamers. "We pay a lot of attention to what they say," says writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson. "We listen to their feedback. That's why the dogs and the Lickers are in the franchise. It's why Jill joined the franchise. For "Resident Evil: Retribution," we have added the characters of Leon Kennedy, Barry Burton and Ada Wong. People were clamoring for them."
The gamers' enthusiasm for those characters meant the filmmakers had to be especially meticulous in selecting the actors who would embody them on screen. "We took a long time with the casting process," Anderson adds. "We found actors who brought these characters to life in a way that is as close to the video game as possible. You have no idea how difficult it is to find someone who could carry off Leon Kennedy's hair. He had to be to be manly and have those long bangs."

            "I think the parts of Barry, Leon and Ada are perfectly cast," says producer Robert Kulzer. "The actors have captured the essence of what people love about their videogame characters, but at the same time, have made the roles completely their own."
Anderson chose Estonian-born actor Johann Urb to bring the key character of Leon S. Kennedy to life. Urb calls his character "a zombie-killing machine. He is a survivor and the leader of the resistance. Things have gotten really dire and we all have to team up to survive."

             Urb says he loved the idea of playing an action hero. "The character is a real dream for me. He's strong, confident, a great leader, and he gets to shoot zombies. He's lot of fun and it makes it easy to wake up each morning and step into his shoes."

             To bring the role of Barry Burton to the screen, the filmmakers tapped Canadian-born actor Kevin Durand. Familiar to audiences for such roles as Gabriel in "Legion" and Martin Keamy in the hit television series "Lost," Durand embraced the opportunity to play the cigar-chomping zombie fighter. "It really wasn't a difficult decision," says Durand. "Burton's kind of a Dirty Harry type of character that carries a big .44 Magnum and is really good at killing zombies. How much fun is that?"
Another character drawn directly from the game is the mysterious and deadly Ada Wong. The filmmakers selected award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing to embody Wong's strength and intelligence, as well her ambiguous loyalties.

             "We knew as soon as we saw her audition that Bingbing was the perfect choice for the role," says producer Jeremy Bolt. "In addition to being an extremely talented actor, she's sharp, sexy and smart—all qualities that the Ada Wong character had to have."

             Li was honored to be chosen to play the alluring assassin. "Resident Evil is a well-known game in China and Ada Wong has a lot of fans there," she says. "When Paul invited me to play the part, I think the fans were as excited as I was."

             The most daunting component for Li was not the extensive stunt work, but having to speak her lines in English. "At the beginning, I was very self-conscious," she admits. "I thought that if I just didn't open my mouth, I wouldn't make any mistakes. But as I got to know everyone better, I became more comfortable. And I was relieved to find that nobody laughed. In fact, they said 'oh your English is amazing!' They made me feel like I was part of a very cozy family."

Opening across the Philippines on Sept. 12, "Resident Evil: Retribution" is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visitwww.columbiapictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

FILMING UNDERWAY ON “WE’RE THE MILLERS”

Principal photography is underway on New Line Cinema's action comedy "We're The Millers," starring Jennifer Aniston ("Horrible Bosses") and Jason Sudeikis ("The Campaign"). The film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story").

In the film, David Burke (Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids—after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealing his stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms).

In order to wipe the slate clean—and maintain a clean bill of health—David must now become a big-time drug smuggler by bringing Brad's latest shipment in from Mexico. Twisting the arms of his neighbors, cynical stripper Rose (Aniston) and wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and the tatted-and-pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts), he devises a foolproof plan. One fake wife, two pretend kids and a huge, shiny RV later, the "Millers" are headed south of the border for a Fourth of July weekend that is sure to end with a bang.

Thurber directs "We're The Millers" from a screenplay by Steve Faber & Bob Fisher ("Wedding Crashers") and Sean Anders & John Morris ("Hot Tub Time Machine"). The film also stars Emma Roberts ("The Art of Getting By"), Nick Offerman ("21 Jump Street"), Kathryn Hahn ("The Dictator"), Will Poulter ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader") and Ed Helms (the "Hangover" films).

Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley, Happy Walters and Chris Bender are the producers, with David Heyman, J.C. Spink and Marcus Viscidi serving as executive producers.

Thurber's behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Barry Peterson ("21 Jump Street"); production designer Clayton Hartley ("The Other Guys"); editor Mike Sale ("The Hangover Part II"); and costume designer Shay Cunliffe ("The Bourne Legacy").

Shot on location in North Carolina and New Mexico, New Line Cinema's "We're The Millers" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

NEW REALITY SHOW "DIRTY SOAP" PREMIERES ON VELVET

Dirty Soap with its tagline 'Keep Your Friends Close And Your Co-Stars Closer' is the new reality show produced by married couple and Daytime soap alumni Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. The hour-long series focuses on the personal and professional lives of well-known Daytime soap opera stars as well as their everyday lives away from their soap personas. Featured in show are real life couple Nadia Bjorlin (Days of our Lives) and Brandon Beemer (The Bold and the Beautiful). Also on-screen/off-screen couple from One Life to Live, John-Paul Lavoisier and Farah Fath, as well as Days of our Lives' Galen Gering along with his wife Jenna, and General Hospital's Kelly Monaco and Kirsten Storms. "Dirty Soap" premieres on Velvet on Wednesday (September 5) at 9:30 p.m. with encore telecast every Thursday, 12:00 nn. Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53) is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For updates, log-on to http://www.facebook.com/VelvetChannel.

ABS-CBN CONQUERS TOTAL DAY AND PRIMETIME TV VIEWING IN AUGUST

ABS-CBN Corporation, the country's largest and leading multimedia conglomerate, continued its leadership in national TV ratings among urban and rural homes nationwide with the strengthened viewership of its morning block (6AM-12NN), according to industry-trusted multinational market research group Kantar Media.

Data from Kantar Media show that ABS-CBN obtained an average audience share of 43% nationwide on total day viewership, or 12 points higher than rival GMA's 31%.

ABS-CBN further widened the lead in the morning block with an average morning audience share from 38% in last month to 41%, taking 3% shares from GMA's 32%, now down to 29%. This lead was mainly brought about by back-to-back programs "Be Careful with My Heart" and "Two Wives." The Richard Yap-Jodi Sta. Maria starrer hit a national TV rating of 22.6%, while the gripping Korean drama about two women who fell in love with the same man rated at 15.4%, rattling the morning landscape and trampling GMA's Kapuso Movie Festival (8.4%) and Chef Boy Logro (9.9%).

Kantar Media is a leading television (TV) audience measurement provider with capabilities in gathering TV viewing data in both digital and analog platforms. It now has total of 6.315 million homes in rural areas across the Philippines (North Luzon, Central Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) added to its existing 8.820 million homes in urban areas, bringing the total TV universe to 15.135 million homes nationwide. Kantar Media's audience panel now covers and represents 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population. This is in contrast to other providers that cover only the urban areas representing only 57% of the total Philippine TV viewing population.

The Kapamilya network also maintained its primetime leadership for the whole month of August in viewer-rich primetime (6PM-12MN) when most Filipinos watch TV and advertisers put a larger chunk of their investment in to reach more consumers efficiently, as it garnered an average audience share of 49%, almost twice than GMA's 29%. This translates to a solid 20 percentage point lead or nearly 70% higher viewing that its nearest competitor.

ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida also reigned in Total Luzon, hitting an average primetime share of 43% vs GMA's 32%. In the Visayas, ABS-CBN's primetime viewership averaged 56% vs GMA's 25%, while in Mindanao, it registered 62% as compared to GMA's 18%.

This dominance was mainly driven by ABS-CBN's top-caliber primetime offerings that continue to hold the top program rankings across the country in every region including Mega Manila.

More Filipino homes also tuned in to ABS-CBN's afternoon block (3PM-6PM), hitting an average national audience share of 39%, higher than GMA's 34%.

Kantar Media, meanwhile, reported that 13 Kapamilya programs secured the top 13 spots in the list of 15 most watched programs in the country in August, which was led by "Walang Hanggan" with an average national TV rating of 37.9%, followed by royal teleserye "Princess and I," which rated at 36.4%.

"MMK" remained to be the leading weekend program with an average national TV rating of 35.8%, while "TV Patrol" is still the number one newscast in the country with an average national TV rating of 31.9% vs rival GMA's "24 Oras" (18.1%).

When it comes to current affairs programs, "Rated K" is still the undisputed leader with 26.3%. "Kapamilya Deal or No Deal," on the other hand, remained as the only game show in the list with 22.7%.

Meanwhile, "Be Careful With My Heart" (22.6%) claimed the ninth spot in the top 15 and made it as the only morning program on the list of the most-watched programs.

Other Kapamilya programs in the top 15 are "Wansapanataym" (30.7%), "Goin' Bulilit" (23.4%), "Aryana" (22.2%), "Lorenzo's Time" (21.6), "Sarah G Live" (20.7%), and "The X Factor Philippines" (19.5%).

ABS-CBN's DZMM also continued its winning streak last July in Mega Manila by topping all AM radio stations with a 34% audience share, higher by 11 points than GMA's DZBB that only got 23%, according to the Nielsen Mega Manila RAM data.

ABS-CBN registered a net income of P2.4 billion for the full year 2011, while news media reported that GMA Network net income plummeted to P1.72 billion in the same period.

Kantar Media, a multinational market research group that specializes in audience measurement in more than 80 countries, has 26 TV networks, ad agencies, and pan-regional networks subscribing to its ratings services. Among its current subscribers are ABS-CBN, NBN, Sky Cable, J. Romero and Associates, 720ConsumerConnect, Starcom, OMD, PhD, Mediacom, Mindshare, MEC, Maxus, Universal McCann, Wellmade Manufacturing Corporation, Brand Ideas, and MPG Havas. They also include pan-regional networks like CSM Media Inc., Fox International Channels, Star HK, Discovery, AXN, HBO, MTV, Sony Pictures Television International, Celestial Tiger, and A&E Television Network. Among these, the following subscribe to both urban and rural TV audience measurement: ABS-CBN, Brand Ideas, MPG Havas, and 720ConsumerConnect.

ABS-CBN shifted to Kantar Media/TNS after filing a case vs. AGB Nielsen Media Research for failing to comply with its request to investigate alleged cheating and data tampering in TV ratings. The case is still pending in court contrary to claims by GMA, which is not a party to the case, that it has been resolved.

ABBIE CORNISH, FROM “SUCKER PUNCH” TO “W.E.”

             Catapulted to fame with a breakthrough performance in the blockbuster "Sucker Punch," Abbie Cornish now stars in The Weinstein Company's elegant romantic drama "W.E.," Madonna's directorial feature debut about one of the most greatest real love stories of all time. The will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3 and Trinoma) starting Sept. 12.

             "W.E." starts in the year 1998, when Manhattan is abuzz with anticipation about the upcoming auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But the auction is far more than a diversion for Wally Winthrop (Cornish), a New Yorker trapped in an unhappy and abusive marriage. Transfixed by the exquisite artifacts of the Windsors' lives, Wally becomes obsessed with the love story of Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough), the chic, charismatic American who captured the heart of King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy). As she learns more about the sacrifices Wallis made in choosing to be with Edward, Wally finds the courage to follow her own heart and create her own happiness.

             The auction became a key narrative device in "W.E." as Wally, visiting the auction in a bid to understand more about what she thinks is the greatest love story of the 20th Century, "meets" Wallis and learns about the realities of her life. Through various objects – some everyday (a martini shaker, linen tablecloths), some precious (a Cartier bracelet) – Wallis's life unfolds before Wally's eyes. Each item tells a story, and it is through Wally's handling of each item that we are able to go back and forth in time and learn about Wallis.

             Madonna says, "Wally starts off her journey, longing for a loving relationship, because she is deeply unhappy. It was important for me to create a character who was trapped in a relationship that was not rooted in love and to have her pining for the idea of romantic love."

             The casting of Wally required an actress with the sensitivity to convey a myriad of different emotions alongside Wally's vulnerability. Says Madonna, "Wally doesn't really have a voice; she lives vicariously through objects and through the Duchess. There is a quietness about her and that is why I wanted to cast Abbie. She has a strength about her as an actress when she doesn't say anything. There is a weight and a sadness in that silence."

             Wally's obsession leads her to question her own unhappy marriage with William Winthrop (Richard Coyle) and allows her to open her heart to a new romance with Evgeni (Oscar Isaac). Madonna comments, "The relationship between Evgeni and Wally is about to begin at the end of the film. We don't know what compromises they will make, but one thing Wally knows as a result of her journey is that there is no such thing as perfect love, and we all have to make compromises to make a relationship work."

             Cornish explains her passion for the role: "I felt a strong connection to Wally and to her journey. I thought the parallel connection story with Wallis, mixing fiction with non-fiction was really interesting. The subject matter excited me. When I read the script, Wally bounced off the page and got under my skin. She was so full. And then there was the creative team. The idea of making a film with Madonna was exciting. I was interested to see what she would do with this film and what it would be like to collaborate with her".

             When Cornish was preparing for her role, Madonna carefully ensured she had the right research material to study. "Madonna and I had a lot of exchanges particularly on email, about who Wally was, what the film is about, what it means to make it and how to access her. She provided a lot of research material and sent me a whole bunch of books on Wallis, her autobiography, and as my character is into art, she sent me books on Lee Miller, Tamara de Lempicka, Frida Kahlo and just inundated me with all this information and said, 'Here's Wally, she's in here, read this.'" Madonna also forwarded Cornish the following passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night:

             "She had somehow given over the thinking to him and in his absences her every action seemed automatically governed by what he would like. So that now she felt inadequate to match her intentions against his. Yet think she must, she knew at last the number of the dreadful door of fantasy. The threshold to the escape that was no escape. She knew that the greatest sin now and for the future was to delude herself. It had been a long lesson but she had learnt it. Either you think, or else others have to think for you, and take the power from you. Pervert and discipline your natural tastes. Civilize and sterilize you."

             Fitzgerald's description gave Cornish further insight into Wally's inner life, Cornish affirms. "It summed up Wally's journey, and in particular, what she's going through in her marriage."

FINAL FILM IN “THE HOBBIT” TRILOGY IN CINEMAS JULY 18, 2014

Warner Bros Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled "The Hobbit: There and Back Again," will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.

The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will be released in High Frame Rate (HFR) 3D, other 3D formats, IMAX and 2D.

Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated, "We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and third films of 'The Hobbit' Trilogy. Opening in July affords us not only the perfect summer tentpole, but fans will have less time to wait for the finale of this epic adventure."

Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, added, "'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' will be an action spectacle and an emotional conclusion for this already much-anticipated trilogy. Opening in the summer will maximize playability for what promises to be an event film for fans the world over."

From Academy Award®-winning director Peter Jackson, the trilogy of films is set in Middle-earth 60 years before "The Lord of the Rings," which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

The screenplay for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first film in the trilogy, is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro.  Jackson is also producing the films, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

Under Jackson's direction, all three movies are being shot in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Additional filming, as with principal photography, is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and the two remaining films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television licensing, being handled by MGM.

The Women of “ParaNorman” Find Their Voice

             Anna Kendrick ("Twilight" series, "Up in the Air") and Leslie Mann ("Knocked Up") join the voice ensemble cast of Focus Features' new, 3D animated thriller "ParaNorman." The acclaimed family film will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas starting Sept. 5.

             When a small town comes under siege by zombies, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

             Leslie Mann gives voice to Norman's mom, Sandra Babcock, a caring parent who must watch her son being ostracized because of his special ghost-whispering talent. While Mann, a mother of two, clearly understands the maternal dimension of her character, she also connected to Norman on a personal level.

             "As a kid, I always felt like an outsider and felt left out," Mann explains. "In the fourth grade, though, I said I wanted to be an actress, and now it's fun to be able to use the thing that everyone made fun of me for – my high voice."

             Despite such early humiliation, Mann persevered to become one of Hollywood's most talented comic actresses. And while she connected with Norman's spirit, she also loved the spirit of the film and its filmmakers. "I had seen and loved `Coraline,' and LAIKA Studios sent over pictures of the `ParaNorman' characters so I knew I would get to be part of the creative process with all these animators. Also, I enjoyed being able to come in to work looking like a slob."

             Although she is an Oscar-nominated actress and got her first major award nomination at the age of just 12, Anna Kendrick was intimidated by the prospect of playing Courtney Babock, the eponymous hero's seemingly shallow sister.

             Kendrick admits that "doing voiceover both excited and terrified me. I was flattered to be asked, although I thought, 'What if I'm bad at this?'"

             Kendrick's ability to bring both humor and a strong sense of humanity to the characters she plays made her the ideal person to voice Courtney, a cheerleader who is too easily dismissed by others based on her surface appearance. Not long into playing the role, Kendrick found that her skills as a live-action thespian had fully transferred over to this new medium.

             "It turned out to be a pure acting exercise," she says. "Going into it, I worried I would feel restricted having to stand in front of the microphone. It was just the opposite –– I felt as if I had no limitations; I didn't worry about my face or my body or hitting my mark. I'd be given direction and then say the lines without overthinking them."

             The actress concludes that, even though she was stationary in the recording booth while playing Courtney, her body was fully engaged in the role: "I was doing all this weird stuff with my feet. But I was completely not self-conscious, so hopefully I have carried that into making non-animated movies."

FANS' FAVORITE CHARACTERS RETURN IN “RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION”

The cast of Columbia Pictures' new, 3D sci-fi action-thriller "Resident Evil: Retribution" includes many faces that will be familiar to fans of the franchise. The filmmakers devised an ingenious way to bring back characters who have met with brutal fates in earlier films, including Michelle Rodriguez's Rain from the first "Resident Evil," Sienna Guillory's Jill Valentine from "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" and "Resident Evil: Afterlife," Oded Fehr's Carlos from "Apocalypse" and "Resident Evil: Extinction" as well as Boris Kodjoe's Luther West and Shawn Roberts' Albert Wesker from "Afterlife."

"It's exciting for us and, we hope, for the fans to have these actors and their characters back," says writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson. "It was a unique opportunity to work with everyone again. For instance, I've always wanted to work with Michelle Rodriguez again, but we shot her in the head in the first movie, which seemed to preclude bringing her back."

But anything can and often does happen in the Resident Evil universe. "The world of the Umbrella Corporation is constantly evolving," says producer Don Carmody, "Just as you think you've stopped them, another tentacle emerges."

Anderson kicked off "Resident Evil: Afterlife" with an army of Alice clones, which provided him with the inspiration he needed to bring back favorite characters. "Once we introduced cloning, it really kick-started the idea of characters returning," Anderson says.
But the cloning concept also adds a new layer of intrigue to the storyline. "The audience will wonder, 'is that person really Carlos? Is that person really Rain?' It's very much in keeping with the world of gaming, where everything can change in a heartbeat."

Milla Jovovich relished the idea of her character reuniting with so many of her friends and foes from the previous films. "People really became invested in these characters," she says. "When Paul figured out how to bring everyone back, we all got really excited. There's a lot of illusion versus reality in this movie and it will take people by surprise. It was amazing to have everyone back together again."

In the original "Resident Evil," Rain Ocampo, played by Michelle Rodriguez, was a member of the Umbrella special commando unit. A skilled marksman, Rain and her team were dispatched to contain the infection after the outbreak by any means possible. But after Rain was infected with the deadly T-virus and transformed into a zombie, she was killed.

Rodriquez was thrilled when Anderson called to say they had found a way to bring her character back to life. "I'm really happy to be back," she says. "I didn't think there'd ever be a possibility of bringing back my character. But there's always an open window when you're dealing with science fiction. The possibilities are endless. I'm really happy we have a director who is so creative."

Also returning is the character of Jill Valentine, played once again by British actress Sienna Guillory. A former police officer who aligned with Alice against the Umbrella Corporation in "Apocalypse," Guillory was last seen ordering the killing of all remaining survivors—including Alice—at the end of "Afterlife." "Jill is being controlled by Umbrella now," explains Guillory. "She's a good girl trapped in a bad body. And she's a real baddie in this film."

Guillory was delighted to return to the world of Resident Evil, as well as to work with Jovovich and Anderson once again. "On these films, you're part of a team and the support is incredible," she says. "Milla is the most giving actress to work with and Paul has a limitless imagination. I felt like I had come home."

Oded Fehr, familiar to audiences as Carlos Olivera, a member of the Umbrella forces special commando unit in "Apocalypse" and "Extinction," also plays dual roles in the film. Fehr says that his return to the franchise makes perfect sense. "If you can have a hundred Alices, why not have more Carloses, Ones and Rains?" he asks. "There are so many twists and turns that it's going to be a blast. And it was great to be reunited with the 'family' from the films I did earlier."

Boris Kodjoe is also back as Luther West, a strong, confident ex-pro athlete discovered barricaded inside a prison with a small group of survivors in "Afterlife." Luther and Alice shared an immediate connection, forging an allegiance based on mutual respect. During their escape from the prison, Luther was attacked by zombies and is presumed dead by Alice and the others. "They had an amazing partnership in the last movie," the actor says. "But she believes that he's gone and it's a nice surprise for her to find out he's not. When they meet again, there's obvious relief on both sides, as well as excitement that they are going to embark on a new adventure."

Returning as the film's larger-than-life villain, Umbrella Corporation chairman Albert Wesker, is Shawn Roberts. Virtually indestructible as a result of being infected with the T-virus, Wesker seems to be evil incarnate. "Wesker is probably the biggest villain from the games and definitely a fan favorite," says Anderson. "We blew him up with an atom bomb in the last movie, but even that was not enough to keep him down."

Playing an unrepentant scoundrel is an actor's dream, according to Roberts. "Albert Wesker will not to stay in the background. He's decided to take top position. I rule the world and it feels pretty good to be sitting at the top."

Opening across the Philippines on Sept. 12, "Resident Evil: Retribution" is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.columbiapictures.com.phto see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

Taylor Swift - 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' Music Video

Multi-grammy winner Taylor Swift has premiered her latest single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" on CMT.

Co-written by Swift, the song was released as the lead single from Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) on August 13, 2012 by Big Machine Records.

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Cosmo 69 Bachelors Music Video

Cosmopolitan Philippines presents their annual Cosmo 69 Bachelors issue with a promotional video featuring this year's bachelors and centerfolds singing to the tune of One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful."

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