‘Resident Evil 2’: director of ‘Welcome to Racoon City’ wants to adapt the 4th game of the franchise in the sequel

“Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City” isn’t even out yet, but director Johannes Roberts (“Deep Fear”) told Games Radar he’s already planning a sequel.

As the film’s reboot takes inspiration from the franchise’s first two games, which focused on Redfield, Roberts said the sequel could focus on Game 4 protagonist Leon Kennedy.

For those who do not know, the 4th title takes place six years after the 2nd and follows the story of Leon as he travels through rural Spain in search of the daughter of the American president, kidnapped by a mysterious sect.

“I’m obsessed with Game 4,” said Roberts. “I imagined it would become the plot of a new movie. There are a lot of interesting stories and little details that we brought to this movie, but it would be amazing to explore the franchise further as there are characters that we don’t use in this movie that we would like to bring into. the following.

He also said he is also planning adaptations based on ‘Resident Evil 7’ and Resident Evil Village ‘.

“Going forward, I plan to bring a different side to the franchise, like the one we see in ‘Resident Evil 7’ and ‘Village’, with much darker and more grotesque storylines.”

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Roberts explained why his film will be different from the 2000s franchise starring Mila Jovovich.

“The point is, times have changed, I think. When the first movie franchise came out, adapting a video game was widely seen as “people know the name, so take the franchise, take the name… and do whatever you want to do,” says Roberts. “Just take the name and do whatever it takes, add value. Over the past 20 years, that has really changed. It has become a real respect for the game. I think games have just developed and have become very sophisticated as well. It was this idea that became fundamental to the way we launched [o filme] and the way we’re going, like, ‘Look, let’s get serious.’ “

The director even promised that the film will be scarier:

“Let’s do a super scary horror. To be the horror guy that comes along and like, let’s really do something scary, dark, terrifying, that matches the tone. It was just a really exciting thing that didn’t have it all. just not been done before with the previous franchise. It was very funny. ”

In the plot of the upcoming reboot, brothers Chris (Robbie Amell) and Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) attempt to uncover the plans behind pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation and end up facing a world on the verge of being overrun by zombies, created by the company.

Recalling that “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” will be released in national theaters on December 2.

Production will adapt the storyline of the first two games and, like the original, will take place in 1998 and feature the events of Raccoon City surrounded by zombies. Spencer Mansion and the Raccoon City Police Department will appear in the film.

The feature film received a high Rated-R rating (for those over 17) for “bloody violence and adult language”.

The cast also includes Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Tom Hopper as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia as Leon and Lily Gao as Ada Wong, Neal McDonough as William Birkin, Chad Rock as that of Richard Aiken and Donal Logue in that of Brad Vickers.

In addition to directing, Roberts signs the screenplay alongside Greg Russo (“Mortal Kombat 2021”).

Since Capcom released the title that ushered in the survival horror genre in 1996, ‘Resident Evil’ has grown into one of the most successful game franchises of all time, with over 100 million games sold in the world. With nearly 25 years of history, the series has gone far beyond video games and obtained film adaptations, in addition to having inspired attractions in theme parks. With six films produced by Constantin Film, “Resident Evil” grossed over $ 1.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing video game saga on the market.

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