RESIDENT EVIL REBOOT ANNOUNCES CAST, WILL BE FAITHFUL TO THE GAMES
The upcoming Resident Evil reboot is starting to take shape, and based on what I’m hearing the upcoming film will be more faithful to the games than the six Milla Jovovich-led films.
Like the previous films, the reboot will be produced by Constantin Films, and distributed by Screen Gems.
I’m also impressed with the casting. Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) has been cast as Claire Redfield, Robbie Amell, cousin of Arrow’s Stephen Amell has been cast as Chris Redfield, and Hannah John-Camen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) has been cast as Jill Valentine.
The movie, which is set in 1998 over the course of one fateful night in Raccoon City, will also feature Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon, Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) as Albert Wesker, and Neal McDonough (Van Helsing) as William Birkin.
Johannes Roberts, who helmed 47 Meters Down and The Strangers: Prey at Night, writes and directs the film. “With this movie I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and recreate the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played them whilst at the same time telling a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feels both relatable and relevant to today’s audiences,” Roberts says in a statement.
“After a dozen games, six live action movies and hundreds of pages of fan fiction, we felt compelled to return to the year 1998, to explore the secrets hidden in the walls of the Spenser Mansion and Raccoon City,” says Robert Kulzer, producer and co-president of Constantin Film.
Pre-production has already begun on Resident Evil, which is planned for a 2021 release.
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