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IGN brings you an exclusive preview of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Production company Screen Gems said the film was not a reboot or remake of the series, but rather told the origin story of the series of games. The three exclusive stills below include the new movie versions of Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield, Gill Valentino, Leon Kennedy, Albert Wesker, and more familiar to fans of the game.
Written and directed by Johannes Robert (the masterpieces Deep Sea Escape and Stranger 2), the film is based on the first two Resident Evil games. The film will tell the story of Raccoon City's development from an industrial city to a declining city in the Midwest, and then to the origin of the T-virus outbreak.
In our exclusive interview with IGN, Robert recounts how his film differs from previous Resident Evil films, as well as his own cinematic techniques borrowed from Capcom and many old-fashioned films.
"The film has nothing to do with the previous trilogy. The aim of this film is to return to the game and create a horror film, not a sci-fi film like the previous films." I was personally inspired by Resident Evil 2: Remake and was eager to restore the atmosphere in the game. It's a very cinematic feel. While previous films may have been glamorous, this one is dark and gloomy, almost entirely filmed at night. It rains non-stop in the film, and the city is filled with fog. I was heavily influenced by the Exorcist series, Venetian Mystery and The Shining. You can really feel the setting of this movie. There's no sense of high-tech in the city that will give you a sense of disrepair. I want Raccoon City to feel a lot like the town in Deer Hunter, a ghost town that the world has forgotten. Then, the overall structure of the film is borrowed from the movie "Blood Spatter 13 Police Station".
Our first exclusive photo reveals Claire Redfield, played by Kaya Skodario, and Leon Redfield, played by Avan Jogja. S. Kennedy. You're sure to notice leon in a police uniform, recreating the work he did at the time of the devastation of Raccoon City.
In Resident Evil 2, Leon arrives in the city after the outbreak of the Raccoon City virus, along with Claire Redfield, sister of S.T.A.R.S. member Chris Redfield (played by Robbie Amer). They will both meet Raccoon City Police Chief Brian Elons, a character played in this film by Donal Logue.
"The difference between this film and previous films is that each character has an important influence on the plot. They're not just Cosplay characters with hairstyles and clothes," Robert says, "so our casting phase was very important, and we needed to find actors who restored the essence of the game characters." I think the common misconception of game adaptations is to choose actors who look like game characters, give them the same hairstyle as the game character, and wear the clothes of the game character. But it didn't do what the movie does over the game, which is that it doesn't create a three-dimensional character that the player can communicate and trust."
Robert recalls that it was especially difficult to select Lyon actors: "We interviewed a lot of people, and the requirements of this role were very picky, requiring a specific sense of humor and vicissitudes. It wasn't until Awan came to audition that I immediately finalized the candidate."
In IGN's second exclusive photo, Albert Wesker (Tom Hopper), Brad Vickers (Nathan Dales), Gil Valentino (Hannah Jon-Carmen) and Chris Redfield (Robbie Amer) can be seen from left to right in the Spencer House. Robert previously described the scene as "horrific" in the film.
"I want to be able to return to the horror roots of the game series, I want to have a thriller element and a horror atmosphere, not a full action." Robert said this to IGN when comparing his work to previous films. "I think game fans will feel the same way, they'll want the movie to be similar to the game experience, so that's why we chose that direction." We teamed up with Capcom and even got their blueprints for the Spencer Mansion and the Raccoon City Police Department to perfectly recreate the game's scenes. We even restored the paintings on the walls of the mansion, and Capcom broke the coke when I first saw it."
The last image shows Lisa Trevo from Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, played by Marina Mazepa in the film. In the game, Lisa is the daughter of the architect of spencer House and disappears while walking in the forest. Umbrella scientists have used her for years in the Akray lab near spencer House for years, including multiple virus tests.
These cruel experiments using Lisa led the Umbrella Corporation to develop the Vengeful Tyrant and the G virus, while also transforming her into some kind of crazy monster. One of the scientists who used her for the experiment was William Parkin, played by Neil MacDonald in Welcome to Raccoon City.
"Lisa Trevo is actually a central character in the film. I still liked the character when I played the remake of the original game. I think the image is both creepy and at the same time strangely haunting." Robert told IGN, "When we were discussing how to recreate the game, this character was something I particularly wanted to highlight in the film because she never appeared in any of the Resident Evil films. I wanted her to be a three-dimensional character, not just a scary supporting character. We picked Marina Mazepa to play the role, working on bringing the role back to the big screen, and I think fans will love her very much. She is scary but also a product of tragedy. In the film, we connect her to Claire's story, to the orphanage where Claire grew up."
Fans of the game should know that Capcom was officially involved in the production and design of the film. "We worked closely with Capcom, and I wanted to be able to recreate every character and monster in the game. I hope to create a truly immersive movie-going experience for my fans." Robert explains. "But adapting an IP like this is also a tricky job, because I not only want to bring the game to the big screen, but also have real and vivid characters and monsters (and zombies!). ）。」
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is the exclusive theatrical release in the United States on November 24, 2021.
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