Resident Evil movie director reveals plot details and title

Resident Evil movie reboot
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The director of the 2021 Resident Evil movie has opened up about the upcoming video game adaptation. Johannes Roberts has revealed everything from the official title to how the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil 2 remake inspired his work on the movie.

Speaking to at SXSW, Roberts said the Resident Evil movie – now officially called Re𒁏sident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City – will be an "origin story" for the franchise and separate from the Paul WS Anderson series.

"It’s an 🧜ensemble piece, and Raccoonꦬ City plays a big part and is a character in the movie," he said. "It’s about this group of people all coming from different angles – some coming into town, some already having grown up in this town – meeting over this one fateful night."

Several iconic Resident Evil characters have already confirmed to be p🐼art of that ensemble. Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario), Chris Redfield (Robbie Amell),🥀 Jill Valentine (Hannah John-Kamen), and Leon K✤ennedy (Avan Jogia) are all set to appear – but Roberts is also looking towards Resident Evil’s recent game history for inspiration.

"That game came out and it just blew me away, and from that moment on I think we all knew where we were going with this movie because it was such a wonderful cinematic experienওce with the t✨one, the constant dark rain, that sort of aspect of the game. And I just took that and went, ‘That’s the world I want to work in,’" Robers explained.

That’ll be music to the ears of Resident Evil fans everywhere. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is set to hit theatres on September 3, 2021. In the meantime, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best video game movies ever made.

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