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Umbrella Corps [a] is a 2016 tactical shooter game developed and published by Capcom. Released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 , it is a spin-off of the Resident Evil series and was released worldwide in June 2016.
The Umbrella Corporation is an American-based international pharmaceutical company in the Resident Evil universe. Founded in 1968 by prominent British royal descendants Oswell E. Spencer and Edward Ashford, along with Dr. James Marcus, it is portrayed in the series as a major international player in pharmaceutical goods and medical supplies ...
The Umbrella Corporation uses its vast resources to effectively control Raccoon City, a fictional midwestern American city. In the original Resident Evil , members of an elite police task force, Special Tactics and Rescue Service (STARS), are lured to a derelict mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City.
This version of Wesker is the head of the Umbrella Corporation, unlike Wesker's role in the games as a renegade high-ranking Umbrella researcher. He runs Umbrella's operations from behind the scenes, holding meetings via hologram with his underground board of directors in Tokyo. Originally, Wesker's character was not intended to be in the film ...
Former operative of Umbrella and one of Wesker's top agents who no longer serves Umbrella Corporation and assists Alice during her escape from the facility. An uncredited Sally Cahill dubbed over Li's voice in the film, reprising her role as the voice of Ada Wong from several Resident Evil games. [7] Boris Kodjoe as Luther West.
Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-virus at a secret underground facility. German studio Constantin Film bought the rights to adapt the series in live-action in January 1997.
An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and identities to the smaller organizations.
The Umbrella, a Canadian arts talk show television series; Umbrella, an American newsletter on artist's books; Umbrella Corporation, the fictional corporation in the Resident Evil series; Umbrella Entertainment, a company in Australia whose DVDs were distributed by Madman Entertainment; The Umbrellas, 1880s