Paul WS Anderson is a film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for movies such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Resident Evil’ (series), ‘Event Horizon,’ and ‘Death Race.’ His work mainly consists of science-fiction movie adaptations of video games. The English director made his debut with the British film ‘Shopping’ in 1994. Although his debut venture had received a lot of criticism because of the amount of violence it had, it was selected for the ‘Sundance Film Festival.’ His earned his first commercial success through his second film, ‘Mortal Kombat’ (1995), which became a blockbuster in Hollywood. The movie was based on a video game of the same name. His most popular work was the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise, which was also adapted from a video game series of the same name. The six-movie series earned more than $1 billion all over the world. His other directorial projects include ‘Alien vs. Predator,’ ‘The Sight,’ ‘The Dark,’ ‘The Three Musketeers,’ ‘Pompeii,’ and ‘Origin.’ In 2016, he announced that he would direct the film adaptation of the popular video-game series ‘Monster Hunter.’