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Paul W.S. Anderson: The Greatest Director of Our Generation

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (25)

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In a studio-driven Hollywood environment where small directors are consistently pushed into the fray, it’s great to see that the talents of Paul W.S. Anderson are still being appreciated (please don’t confuse him with that hack, Paul Thomas Anderson — There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love). W.S. is the poobah of the 21st century’s best genre: The video-game movie. Check out this man’s impressive resume: Mortal Kombat, Even Horizon, Soldier, Resident Evil and Alien vs. Predator. Man: I want this guy to have my avatar babies.

W.S. is not just the greatest director of our generation, however. He’s also an incredible producer who has given us two more Resident Evil movies and the underappreciated DOA: Dead or Alive. But thank God he’s not finished. Production Weekly is reporting that an eight-week shot will begin on Resident Evil: Afterlife at the end of September. No director has been attached yet (please don’t deprive us of your talents, W.S.), but we do know that Milla Jovovich will be back, and Anderson has penned the script. We only have to wait 14 more months to see it on the big screen, too. A release date has been set for September 17, 2010. Mark it.

But, W.S. ain’t done, yet. The man has a lot of irons in the fire — and he will poke them all up your ass. After it was seemingly left for dead after Stomp the Yard director, Sylvain White, abandoned the project, W.S. has miraculously managed to resurrect the Castlevania movie by finding a director of near equal stature to take it over. James Wan (Saw) has officially signed on to write and direct the video-game adaptation, according to Bloody Disgusting. And Wan is thrilled by “the opportunity to make a highly stylized, fantasy, action film that focuses on the gothic storyline and the cool, anime-like characters.”

Me too, James. Me too.

For the uninitiated, Castlevania is about Simon Belmont, a descendant of a famous vampire-hunting clan, who has to storm a castle and fight his way through a mess of vampires for the chance to take on Dracula himself. And according to Wan, he’s going to merge the Dracula mythology with a Japanese pop-cultural sensibility.

Stand back, Tarantino. You could learn a few things.









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Comments

Has Pajiba addressed the news that Sam Raimi will be directing a World Of Warcraft film? Does this sound dull to you? I don't want to watch 2 hours of someone's back killing things.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at July 23, 2009 8:14 PM

Oh my. I'm all italicized.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at July 23, 2009 8:15 PM

note to self: stay alive long enough to see milla be alice one more time...

Posted by: gp at July 23, 2009 8:17 PM

leeloo dallas multipass...

hey i'm italicy too!

Posted by: gp at July 23, 2009 8:19 PM

I, uh, liked the Resident Evil movies. I mean, zombies... right?

Sigh. I'll just never be cool, will I?

Posted by: MM at July 23, 2009 8:22 PM

I don't know what we're emphasizing about!

Posted by: admin at July 23, 2009 8:30 PM

I like Milla Jovovich so I definitely will still see this, probably not in the theater though. She always looks like she could burst into tears at any moment.

Posted by: arrrghzi at July 23, 2009 8:33 PM

And now we look like quite the fools, gp. It seems Dustin has won this round.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at July 23, 2009 8:41 PM

Optimus - I believe you are referring to the nerd orgy that can be found here.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at July 23, 2009 8:43 PM

And according to Wan, he’s going to merge the Dracula mythology with a Japanese pop-cultural sensibility.

Funny, I thought the games already did that, you know, being made by freaking Konami.

I am going to cry about this aren't I?

And considering that Milla not only married the guy, but popped out his kid, I am still confused as to which was is getting the short end of the stick.

And really, when will we get a female director running the casting couch? I would like to see carpet-munching get the same level of job security as a blowjob.

Posted by: Vermillion at July 23, 2009 8:48 PM

Ah, thanks Mel. I was completely away from the Internet for a few days so I missed a few posts. The horror ... The HORROR!

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at July 23, 2009 8:52 PM

hey, don't take attention away from the words i wasn't intending to draw attention to!

damn you, dustin, damn you and damn your cold apple juices!
damn it.

Posted by: gp at July 23, 2009 9:27 PM

Send an email, gp and tell me where you work.
After this incredibly depressing news, I need a(nother) fucking drink.

Posted by: Spender at July 23, 2009 9:35 PM

If you gave Dracula the last name Cullen, and had the actor playing him not shower for 2 years, this would be an instant hit.

Posted by: branded at July 23, 2009 9:43 PM

spender! it's across from tu. but i'm not there.

Posted by: gp at July 23, 2009 9:50 PM

I'm so all about Milla, so yay! She is the female action hero star of our, or any, generation.

Posted by: Meander at July 23, 2009 10:39 PM

I'm so all about Milla, so yay! She is the female action hero star of our, or any, generation.

Somewhere Michelle Yeoh is pissing herself with laughter.

Posted by: ALR at July 23, 2009 10:58 PM

I could happily watch Milla iron shirts for two hours. Or read a phone book. Or fight zombies. I will see this.

I could go to prison for some of the things I could happily watch Milla Jovovich do. All right, most of the things. And as long as they play Milla movies in prison, that'd be just fine.

Posted by: ahamos at July 23, 2009 11:39 PM

Well Vermillion, since W.S. almost certainly suffers from the same affliction as Michael Bay, I'd say Milla is getting the short end of the stick.

Posted by: CptCrckpot at July 23, 2009 11:59 PM

Don't you be bad mouthin' my Event Horizon now

Posted by: Alex at July 24, 2009 2:10 AM

Anderson is a competent director, and he seems to know his limitations, namely to stick with movies based on videogames, or movies that LOOK like they were based on video games. I really don't mind the guy, at least he holds a shot for longer than 5 seconds at a time. "Death Race" was braindead yet awesome at the same time. "Event Horizon" is a genuinely creepy and fucked up movie, probably the best of his career. And yes, "Resident Evil" is a hell of a guilty pleasure. "RE: Extinction" was fun (even with Russell Mulcahy directing) and I like the series enough to want to see the ending in "RE: Afterlife".

As for "Castlevania", James Wan is decent when the hyper-cutting is toned down. His evil puppets movie "Dead Silence" was stupid but creepy. I caught it on Starz one night, don't judge me.

Posted by: TylerDFC at July 24, 2009 6:30 AM

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Posted by: Obama27 at July 24, 2009 7:39 AM

Honestly? I'll watch Milla in anything. Or out of anything, which usually happens in most of her movies, at some point. She had me at "Fifth Element".

Posted by: Dave at July 24, 2009 11:57 AM

I thought we'd agreed that the resident evil movies were ok... and they had zombies... they were the best of the worst video game movies... I love me some Milla... this is not the worst news I have heard today...

Posted by: Tammers at July 24, 2009 11:57 AM

I really want to dislike James Wan, but he is very well-spoken, and cute as fuck.

Posted by: Drake at July 24, 2009 2:07 PM