Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul William Scott Anderson (born March 4, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a British filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.

Trivia

• His films often have a rock score at the end, as apparent in Event Horizon, Soldier, Resident Evil, and '.
• Anderson has cast actor Jason Isaacs several times, appearing in Event Horizon, Soldier, and Resident Evil. in Resident Evil, in both a voice-over at the beginning and as a masked doctor uttering "Put him in the Nemesis program" at the end of the movie.
• His films often end without any kind of closure. The characters find themselves in a new, even more dangerous situation in the final scene. In the case of Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil, the sequels picked up immediately from this point.
• Often tough, sexy female leads, are usually clad in miniskirts and Go-Go Boots, as evidenced in Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
• Colin Salmon, if in one of Anderson's films, is frequently shown being diced to bits as in Resident Evil and Alien vs. Predator.