Screen Gems will be bringing a pair of its franchises to New York Comic-Con next month: its final installment “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” and “Underworld: Blood Wars,” which will feature the NYCC debut of star Kate Beckinsale.
Both films will join for a panel on Friday, October 7th at 1:30 PM at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. NY Comic-Con runs October 6-9 mostly set at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
At San Diego’s Comic-Con in July, the genre label ginned up interest in its thriller “Don’t Breathe” with a screening. That pic went on to open at $26.4 million at the box office two weeks ago and it now has a gross of $66.8M domestic.
“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” is the sixth pic in the series based on the video game. Mila Jovovich and writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson have been in them all, and will be in attendance along with Ali Larter and William Levy. “Underworld: Blood Wars” is the fifth pic in that franchise; Beckinsale, co-star Theo James and director Anna Foerster will attend.
The panel gives Screen Gems a solid platform to launch the movies in January: “Underworld: Blood Wars” will hit theaters January 6th and “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” bows January 27th.
Source: Deadline Hollywood
