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Whereas the Resident Evil film sequence by Paul W.S. Anderson raked in cash for Capcom, it wasn’t precisely trustworthy to the supply materials. Certain, we bought Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis in 2021, which was higher when it comes to sticking to the sport’s roots, however even that one did not fail to scratch that itch of seeing the Resident Evil film that brings the essence of the franchise to the large display screen.
That would change quickly, as a brand new Resident Evil movie is claimed to be in growth, will likely be a reboot, and will not have any connection to the Milla Jovovich-led movies.
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Resident Evil From Acclaimed Director Begins A Bidding Warfare
The report comes from leisure publication The Hollywood Report, which claims Barbarian director Zach Cregger is writing and directing a reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise, although one which goals to remain trustworthy to the online game sequence it is based mostly on, which is one thing that was leaked earlier this month.
There are 4 studios jockeying to get the rights to the movies, and these embrace Netflix and Warner Bros. Producing the reboot will likely be Constantin Movie, which has held the display screen rights to the title for the reason that late ’90s, together with PlayStation Productions, which is ramping up their involvement with games-to-movie output.
Cregger, an actor and comic, directed the 2022 cult hit Barbarian, which he wrote and directed. Per sources, it is stated that Cregger’s tackle the Resident Evil film is described as “a revamp that can take the title to its horror roots and be extra trustworthy to the preliminary video games.”
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Probably the most controversial Resident Evil sport seems to be coming to fashionable consoles.
The Resident Evil motion pictures from Paul W. S. Anderson had six chapters in whole, and whereas it was extensively panned by critics, it nonetheless managed to earn over $1B within the field workplace. Likelihood is, no matter Cregger is cooking, it is certain to be higher than what we bought earlier than, proper?
When it comes to the sport sequence the movies are based mostly on, Capcom has formally introduced Resident Evil 9 is in growth, and we’re hoping we’ll be taught extra about it this yr.
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Only one extra playthrough.
Launch Date November 24, 2021
Runtime 107 minutes
Director Johannes Roberts
Writers Johannes Roberts
