After commercial success at the box office, a sequel, Apocalypse, was released in 2004. This was followed in 2007 by Extinction, in 2010 by Afterlife and in 2012 by Retribution. Anderson did not direct the second and third films due to filming commitments with Alien vs. Predator and Death Race,[40] but instead functioned as the scriptwriter and producer on both. These films were directed by Alexander Witt and Russell Mulcahy respectively, while Anderson returned to direct the fourth and fifth films in the franchise