
Resident Evil
Paul W.S. Anderson, 2002
Resident Evil: Genesis
Keith R.A. DeCandido, 2004
Resident Evil: Genesis is a movie novelization written by Keith R.A. DeCandido in 2004 and based on the movie Resident Evil, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson in 2002. The movie features Ryan McCluskey, Oscar Pearce, Indra Ové, Anna Bolt, Joseph May, Robert Tannion, and others.
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Storyline
Underneath Raccoon City exists a genetic research facility called the Hive, owned by the Umbrella Corporation. The commandos explain that everyone in the group except Matt is an employee of the Umbrella Corporation, and Alice and her partner Spence were assigned to guard the Hive’s secret entrance under the mansion.
Movie vs Book

Year
2002
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Resident Evil
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Country: UK
Year: 2002
Length: 1h40m
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Year
2004
Pages
288
Book Rate
8.16
S: Goodreads
Book
Resident Evil: Genesis
Author: Keith R.A. DeCandido
Country: USA
First published in: 2004
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Resident Evil
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