

Roberts is telling a different origin story than the previous Milla Jovovich RE movies told, which he confirmed to EW. He also told Deadline that his aim is to tell "a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feels both relatable and relevant to today’s audiences." Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City plot Interestingly enough, Roberts has intent to make the Raccoon City world a lot more relatable, too. We had a lot of fun, down to the fixed-angle-playing that the first game had when we're in the Spencer Mansion." I wanted to put in and mix it with the fun side, especially with the first game's around-the-corner style of storytelling. It's raining constantly, it's dark, it's creepy, Raccoon City is this rotten character. The thing that I loved with the games was they were just scary as hell, and that is very much what I wanted, that atmosphere.
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Roberts told Entertainment Weekly that "The big thing for me on this movie is tone.
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He told Deadline "I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and re-create the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played them." Roberts has explained that his other inspiration is from his own fandom of the original Resident Evil games. Known for the 47 Meters Down films, which are filled with sharks, Roberts cites John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 and The Fog as his "filmic inspiration." Kennedy (Avan Jogia).ĭirector Johannes Roberts is familiar with suspense-driven horror. Yes, both Chris and Claire Redfield (Robbie Amell and Kaya Scodelario, respectively) are here, as well as Jill Valentine (Hannah John-Kamen) and Leon S. The film's main cast is filled with Resident Evil's most familiar characters. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City cast and crew It won't go on streaming on day 1, per the title and original date announcement tweet from Sony. Its original release date was September 3, and no reason for the delay was given. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City got bumped back to November 24, 2021.

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