The first film in the Resident Evil movie series, released in 2002, was titled Resident Evil.
The film follows Alice and a team of commandos entering the underground Hive facility after a deadly biological incident. They encounter reanimated corpses, genetically altered creatures, and security systems controlled by the artificial intelligence known as the Red Queen.
Paul W. S. Anderson wrote and directed the movie, which was inspired by Capcom’s Resident Evil video-game series. The film uses original characters and a storyline designed for cinema rather than directly adapting one game’s plot. Milla Jovovich plays Alice, the series’ central action character.
Resident Evil launched a film franchise that included several sequels and became one of the most commercially successful video-game adaptations. The movie’s zombies are created by the T-virus, a fictional biological weapon developed by the Umbrella Corporation.