From August to October 2020, "Resident Evil IP" has exposed new actions.
First, we teamed up with Netflix to shoot live-action dramas, and then we also had to do a reboot of the movie.
Almost a year later, the drama version on Netflix's side finally has a new dynamic.
The casting work is completed, and the core starring lineup has been announced.
Netflix, which has always been rich, did not invite a particularly large cass this time, which is not a big problem, because Resident Evil's own IP, as well as the zombie theme, is enough to attract a large wave of viewers. Non-big-name actors can go light, and if they can invest more costs in production, it is not a good thing.
The starring cast includes:
Lance Ledick, the only actor on the list, Charon in the "Fast And Furious" series, the biggest name is him;
Adrian Rudolph, who starred in the drama "Sabrina's Thrilling Adventure";
Sena Aguton, a post-00s actress, has starred in the drama "Heart Machine Girl";
Ella Baliska, chosen by the new version of Perak Torre to play Jane Kano;
Paula Núñez is a Mexican actress who starred in Jedi X-Men: Pursuit.
Except Lance Lydick are actresses.
It can be seen that the Netflix drama version is still the main female power, but it seems to have changed from the big heroine of the old version of the movie to a multi-protagonist setting.
The game original party may be disappointed again.
The story is still not a direct adaptation of the game's plot, but borrows the background of Raccoon City and umbrella protection.
Lance Ledick's Albert Wesker is supposed to be the father's character, and the narrative is divided into two timelines, past and future.
In the past, before the zombie crisis broke out, the 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moved to Raccoon City;
About 16 years later, with more than 6 billion people around the world infected by the T virus turned into zombies, Jade struggles to survive in this world and explores the earth-shattering secrets of the past.
The choreographers are all old fritters in the American drama industry.
Brownwin Hughes, who has directed "The Wind Lawyer" and "Breaking Bad," directed the first two episodes, and the script was written by Andrew Dubeau, the screenwriter of "Forces of Evil," and under the Netflix system, the two will have enough creative freedom.
Unless Constantine Pictures is the real producer and will make demands on the work, Netflix is only responsible for the money and distribution.
Launched in 1996, Resident Evil is the proud work of The Japanese Company Capcom.
Konstantin Pictures bought the film adaptation rights in 1997, and this deal was definitely a profit.
Not only is the game itself getting hotter and hotter, but the series of films starring Mira Jovovich, which has been released since 2002, has also become more and more popular.
6 movies in 14 years, the global box office exceeded 1.2 billion US dollars.
Resident Evil became Hollywood's most lucrative IP, and Constantine certainly wouldn't be satisfied with the commercial success of the 6 films.
The old version of the series is getting worse and worse, and the final chapter is good to save face in the Chinese market. And in the age of the cinematic universe, brainless sequels are no longer appropriate.
In terms of making derivative films to expand the worldview and completely restart the two choices, Constantine chose the latter.
After the restart message came out, the game fans didn't care.
Because although the old series has become a classic, it has greatly adapted the original story of the game, and it has become a "pseudo-original".
If you restart, you will have the opportunity to see the classic characters of the live-action version of the game appear, which is also an important reason why the new version of the movie can arouse the expectations of fans.
Unfortunately, the Netflix version has not seen classic characters such as Chris Ridfield in the game for the time being, and it seems that the last hope of the original party can only be restarted on the movie.
According to tentative director Johannes Roberts, he hopes the film will return to the first two games, reclaiming the heartfelt experience of horror and telling a down-to-earth story about a small American town that is dying.
The plot will focus on "a fateful night in Raccoon City in 1998", and it is not surprising that there should be game characters appearing.
Earlier rumors of the cast are "Moving Labyrinth" heroine Kaya Skodario, "Ant-Man 2" villain Hannah Jon Carmen, etc., like Mira Jovovich don't think about it, the old actor may return, but the previous things are definitely going to be thrown away.
It's unknown whether the Netflix drama and reboot movies will be in the same worldview.
If so, it would not be a particular surprise to create a "biochemical universe."