Resident Evil: Afterlife is the fourth movie in the Resident Evil franchise.  It will be filmed in 3D and will be released August 27, 2010.

Director Paul W.S. Anderson recently confirmed Resident Evil: Afterlife would be the first in a new Resident Evil trilogy, adding that he regarded the next film as “a re-tooling and rebirth of the entire franchise.”‘

So I’m somewhat surprised to hear the rumor that Sony Screen Gems are looking to turn Resident Evil 5 into a complete franchise reboot.

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There have been three Resident Evil films to date. The third film, Resident Evil: Extinction, managed to haul $145M worldwide which from a budget of $45M made it a clear winner.  So despite reports that Extinction was the final chapter it comes as no surprise to hear that plans are underway for Resident Evil 4.

According to a report on Shock Till You Drop, Resident Evil: Afterlife will be the title and Sony are aiming to release it in theaters on September 17, 2010.

This isn’t an official announcement since the news was leaked by an unnamed studio insider.  For the moment we’ll have to chalk it up as rumor. It is however a good rumor that will no doubt be validated in due course given Resident Evil writer/producer Paul W.S. Anderson raised the possibility of the film at last years Comic-Con and yesterday star Milla Jovovich  confirmed to paparazzi that filming on Afterlife would start at the end of 2009.

You can watch her confirm the fourth movie and how cool she is having to deal with the paparazzi getting in her face below:

Sumthing Else Music Works continue to show their Capcom partnership is a great thing for soundtrack fans with the release of the score to the video game Resident Evil 5.

Resident Evil 5 is one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed games of the year. Game Informer honored it with ‘Game of the Month’ status and an impressive 9.5/10 review score while PlayStation: The Official Magazine rated it with a perfect five-out-of-five score, remarking that “RE5 takes the co-op experience to a new level and reinvigorates the survival horror genre in the process.”

Lead Composer Kota Suzuki said, “As the look of the game has changed from the previous series, I spent many hours trying to figure out how to approach it with music. We tend to relate horror with darkness, but this time the game takes place in Africa with a blazing hot sun.  I contemplated on how I could stir the player’s emotion by music embodying two opposite elements? After much trial and error, the director came up with a key phrase ‘panic horror.’ And from there, I put my focus on panic-stricken music for the players. In fact, I did often get panicky while playing this game myself. I wonder what your experiences will be?”

Resident Evil 5 joins Street Fighter IV in in Suming Else’s long list of planned releases.  Also on their agenda are the scores to Bionic Commando, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Monster Hunter, Freedom Unite, Spyborgs and Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary’s epic score to Dark Void. 

Resident Evil 5 is now available.  Click here to see it on Amazon.