History Creator / PaulWSAnderson

He's married to Creator/MillaJovovich, the star of his ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''. They have a daughter who became an actress, Creator/EverAnderson.

He's married to Creator/MillaJovovich, the star of his ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''.

* VideoGameMovies: He directed the ''Franchise/MortalKombatTheMovie'' live action film, ''Monster Hunter'', and 4 ''Resident Evil'' films. He was also a producer of ''DOA: Dead or Alive'', a loose adaptation of the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games.

He has carved out a niche in the business of being hard-working and staying within budget. His first major breakthrough was directing ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' movie, which managed to get some major critics supporting it, appeal to a mainstream audience and make its money back. Today the movie is regarded as a bit of a CultClassic. He has since been involved with several other video-game inspired movies, all with a similar degree of respect (or lack thereof), mainly the ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''. In other words, he could be called the "rich man's [[Creator/UweBoll Uwe]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Bo]][[AcceptableTargets ll]]."

* ''Film/EventHorizon''

He has carved out a niche in the business of being hard-working and staying within budget. His first major breakthrough was directing the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' movie, which managed to get some major critics supporting it, appeal to a mainstream audience and make its money back. Today the movie is regarded as a bit of a CultClassic. He has since been involved with several other video-game inspired movies, all with a similar degree of respect (or lack thereof), mainly the ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''. In other words, he could be called the "rich man's [[Creator/UweBoll Uwe]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Bo]][[AcceptableTargets ll]]."

* VideoGameMovies: He directed the first ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' live action film, ''Monster Hunter'', and 4 ''Resident Evil'' films. He was also a producer of ''DOA: Dead or Alive'', a loose adaptation of the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games.

* {{Nepotism}}: Since the ''Resident Evil'' movies, it's become a stereotype of his that his wife Mila Jovovich is cast as the starring roles in all of his movies.

* ''Film/Shopping''

He's married to Creator/MillaJovovich, the star of his ''Film/ResidentEvil'' films.

He has carved out a niche in the business of being hard-working and staying within budget. His first major breakthrough was directing the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' movie, which managed to get some major critics supporting it, appeal to a mainstream audience and make its money back. Today the movie is regarded as a bit of a CultClassic. He has since been involved with several other video-game inspired movies, all with a similar degree of respect (or lack thereof), mainly the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' movies. In other words, he could be called the "rich man's [[Creator/UweBoll Uwe]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Bo]][[AcceptableTargets ll]]."

* ''Film/ResidentEvil'' [[note]]He also produced the sequels that he didn't direct[[/note]]

He has carved out a niche in the business of being hard-working and staying within budget. His first major breakthrough was directing the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' movie, which managed to get some major critics supporting it, appeal to a mainstream audience and make its money back. Today the movie is regarded as a bit of a CultClassic. He has since been involved with several other video-game inspired movies, all with a similar degree of respect, mainly the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' movies. In other words, he is the "rich man's [[Creator/UweBoll Uwe]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Bo]][[AcceptableTargets ll]]."

* {{Nepotism}}: Even though this has only been clear in the ''Resident Evil'' movies, it's become a stereotype of his since his wife Mila Jovovich has been cast as the starring roles in multiple movies of his.
* SequelHook: Of his directorial efforts, all but ''{{Film/Pompeii}}'' ([[ForegoneConclusion obviously]]) have some variation on BolivianArmyEnding, TheEndOrIsIt, or AndTheAdventureContinues. Fortunately for him, almost all have been followed up on at some point, for better or worse. Despite this tendency in his work, he rarely directs the sequels himself (even with Resident Evil where he later returned to direct some of the sequels, he skipped out on directing the second and third films).

* ''Film/MonsterHunter''

* VideoGameMovies: He directed the first ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' live action films and 4 ''Resident Evil'' films. He was also a producer of ''DOA: Dead or Alive'', a loose adaptation of the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games.

He's married to Creator/MillaJovovich, the star of the Film/ResidentEvil films.

* ''Film/MortalKombat''

* ''Film/ResidentEvil'' and [[Film/ResidentEvilAfterlife three]] [[Film/ResidentEvilRetribution of its]] [[Film/ResidentEvilTheFinalChapter sequels]] (he also produced the ones he didn't direct).

* {{Nepotism}}: Even though this has only been clear in the Resident Evil movies, it's become a stereotype of his since his wife Mila Jovovich has been cast as the starring roles in multiple movies of his.

* VideoGameMovies: He directed ''Mortal Kombat'' and 4 ''Resident Evil'' films. He was also a producer of ''DOA: Dead or Alive'', a loose adaptation of the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games.

Not to be confused with Creator/PaulThomasAnderson, although both have gone by merely Paul Anderson before, or with science fiction author P'''o'''ul Anderson.

He has carved out a niche in the business of being hard-working and staying within budget. His first major breakthrough was directing the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' movie, which managed to get some major critics supporting it, appeal to a mainstream audience and make its money back. Today the movie is regarded as a bit of a CultClassic. He has since been involved with several other video-game inspired movies, all with a similar degree of respect, mainly the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' movies. In other words, he is the "rich man's [[SmallNameBigEgo Uwe]] [[AcceptableTargets Boll]]."