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Further to our world exclusive scoop February 5, 2011, confirming Toronto-based producer Don Carmody's plans to mount "Resident Evil 5", Sony has now scheduled Sept. 14, 2012 for the upcoming 3D feature's release. This news follows reports that the fourth "Resident Evil" feature, "Resident Evil: Afterlife", starring Milla Jovovich, won the Canadian 'Golden Reel Award', given to the highest-grossing Canadian feature film of the year. "Resident Evil: Afterlife", the $60 million, 3D Canadian-German co-production, grossed approximately $7-million in Canada last year, adding to its worldwide box office total take of $296,221,566, ranking it as the second highest grossing feature in 2010. "Resident Evil: Afterlife" was written/directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, starring his wife Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe and Wentworth Miller. The film was based on Capcom's survival horror

Toronto-based Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht reports the company has now completed a transaction resulting in a Canadian investor group purchasing a majority stake in Starz Animation Toronto . Starz, LLC has retained an equity stake in the company and will continue to support the studio. "Starz is turning its primary focus more toward globally appealing live action TV programming, " said Albrecht, "and we are confident that the best way for the animation studio to continue its growth is to go forward under Canadian majority ownership." Media/marketing executive J. Thomas Murray and executive producer Steven B. Hecht lead the Canadian buying group, planning to support the current productions/business development at the studio, while utilizing Starz Animation Toronto as the foundation of a multimedia business. "Canadian control provides Starz Animation with two significant benefits," said Albrecht. "First, on the service side, it will be