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According to online sources, the upcoming Johannes Roberts’ (47 Meters Down) live-action Reboot of Resident Evil will focus on the original two games in the series (Resident Evil 1 and Resident Evil 2).
Those sources have also claimed that the main roles have been cast as well:
Kaya Scodelario – Claire Redfield
Robbie Amell – Chris Redfield
Hannah John-Kamen – Jill Valentine
Tom Hopper – Albert Wesker
Avan Jogia – Leon S. Kennedy
Neal McDonough – William Birkin
Per Johannes Roberts:
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.
So the trailer for Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City finally dropped.
And it sucked.
Well, the US trailer did. The international trailer is WAY better.
Personally, I have always HATED the 4 non blondes song "what's going on". But at least this movie does seem to stick much closer to the games than the Paul WS Anderson flicks. I'll be there day one no doubt.
That CG on what appears to be William Birkin does have me a little worried though.
RESIDENT EVIL WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY US TRAILER
RESIDENT EVIL WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY INTERNATIONAL TRAILER Contains new footage and it also dropped the 4 non blondes song.
Sony has released a new poster for Welcome to Raccoon City.
The poster highlights the Licker and RPD badge.
WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY POSTER
There is also a "creature feature" style trailer. It looks like Lisa Trevor will also appear in the orphanage. Plus, there seems to be a shot of G. Although this one is suspect as the person shown is bald.
So, I finally managed to watch Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City.
What the fuck.
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE what Johannes Roberts did with 47 Meters Down. Hell, I’ll argue anybody that that movie along with Jaws are the two best shark movies out there. Even alone, 47 Meters is a phenomenal horror movie, again, I have never been as scared while watching a shark movie as I have with Jaws and 47 Meters Down.
While watching the movie, you know Roberts know his shit. His Resident Evil knowledge is on point. But once the credits rolled, this felt dirty. If I were a betting man, I’d say studio interference. Maybe they didn’t change his script, or maybe they didn’t even alter the final cut. But it did feel like whoever broke out the check book was a bit stingy with the cash, hence, only a few parts of the movie did ooze that Resident Evil magic. The rest felt like filler.
Again, you can tell the man went into the project with love, but that production quality.
At a high level, I would argue that the Paul WS Anderson Resident Evil movies look better. But the Roberts movie felt better (during a few short bursts of RE genius).
THE CAST
I thought everyone that was cast in the movie did an excellent job.
I’m a caramel-colored man my self. So I did not mind seeing a Leon that was rocking the man-tan. That dude can act.
Let’s be honest, ain’t no actor known to man has that Wesker-chin, much less that Wesker voice.
Chief Irons didn’t look or felt like a pervert the way he does in Resident Evil 2, but he was a phenomenal asshole. Especially his “in the year of what-the-fuck-are-you-doing-here-Leon!" line.
The one character which I had no idea what the fuck they were doing in the movie was Richard Aiken. Dude, where’s Barry?
PRODUCTION
The façade and lobby of the RPD looked excellent. As did the same areas for the Spencer Mansion. Every other room in those places though, looked and felt like crap. Damn, even Raccoon City looked cheap. It reminded me of the town used in the My Bloody Valentine remake. Except this city was it’s retarded cousin.
Lets be honest, there are probably only 3 ways to make a Resident Evil movie.
The Paul WS Anderson style: where you grab bits and pieces here and there, but make your own story out of it.
The Roberts style: where you know your shit and fill every possible shot with Resident Evil references, while trying to tell as much as possible in little time.
Or the no-one-has-don-it-yet-style: An exact, almost shot for shot, line for line version of any of the games.
That last one would be interesting to watch, I’d kill to see a proper Spencer Mansion incident story.
Us Resident Evil fans like to bitch like nobody’s business. But it could be worse.
Damn, nice comments, I agree with the retarded cousin part!! Ha ha ha