Johannes Roberts, the director of the cinematic reboot of the saga of resident evil, is Sony Pictures a few hours ago they posted a message on social media announcing the conclusion of the shooting of the film. The film comes after the first adaptation of the series made by Paul WS Anderson with Milla Jovovich as the protagonist in the role of Alice. According to what has been reported, it should be a more faithful adaptation to the story told in the first three video games of the series than the original films. The protagonist will be Clear, interpreted by Kaya scodelario.
That's a wrap in Raccoon City. ?
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- Resident Evil (@ResidentEvil) December 28, 2020
Roberts previously said he wanted to "go back to the first two original games and recreate the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played them, while also telling a human story rooted in a small dying American town that seems to be recognizable. and relevant to today's audience “. The film is not related to the TV series produced by Netflix, who will instead tell the story of the daughters of Albert wesker. It has no relation to the CGI series either Infinite Darkness, which will be canonical with respect to the franchise. The message reported on social media, in addition to announcing the end of filming, also shows us the official logo of the film, which strongly refers to the iconography of the saga. The film will be much more faithful to the videogame counterpart, and will be more adherent to the events we played in the first chapter, set in Villa Spencer. The film will star Kaya Scodelario in the role of Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) like Jill Valentine, Robbie amell (Upload) in those of Chris Redfield e Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) like Albert wesker. They will then make their appearance too Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) like Leon S. Kennedy e Neal McDonough (Yellowstone) as William Birkin. The film is produced by Constantin Film's Robert Kulzer, James Harris for Tea Shop Productions (I Am Not A Serial Killer) and Hartley Gorenstein (The Boys). Resident Evil is expected forAutumn 2021.
