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Director Johannes Roberts Talks ‘Resident Evil’s’ Return To Its Horror Roots

Director Johannes Roberts, known for his films 47 Meters Down and The Strangers: Prey at Night, is taking us back to Raccoon City this November with Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City. We sat down with Roberts to talk about the new movie, set to premiere on November 24, 2021, in theaters. A new take on the gaming franchise, Welcome to Raccoon City takes us back to the Capcom games for the adaption, which has no connection to the Milla Jovovich starring franchise. In the movie, “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” The cast includes Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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New Featurette Teases ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City’s’ Return To Its Horror Roots

Director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) is taking us back to Raccoon City this November with Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City. A new featurette is here, spotlighting the movie’s return to its horror roots and teasing some of the many Easter Eggs that are to be discovered. I want fans to just look at these locations and be like wow, I’m in the game,” Roberts explains. “Capcom was super supportive. They gave us the actual blueprints, so we built the mansion and police station exactly as the game. Every frame has details – the orphanage doors, a typewriter in the background, the little herbs. It’s really fun. It’s very much for the fans.” “Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games of the billion-dollar franchise and the most successful video game adaptation in history to life for a whole new generation of fans.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

Johannes Robert‘s (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is returning the franchise back to its horror roots, which is evident in the new horror-filled trailer. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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New ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer Takes Us Back To The Beginning

The highly anticipated trailer has finally arrived for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the origin of evil, the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will premiere exclusively in theaters on November 24, 2021, from Sony Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 21, 2021

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Fans Are Not Happy With ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City’

Johannes Roberts promised fans of the popular survival horror game series “Resident Evil” that the upcoming film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City would be closer to the source material than Paul W.S. Anderson’s film series that pretty much had nothing to do with the games (a trend with his works based on video games). Fans were excited to learn that the film will combine the first two Resident Evil games and were pretty much on board with the film…till yesterday (August 30, 2021) when the first three production stills were released showing the cast and instantly divided fans. The one picture that really irked fans were the image of Resident Evil 2’s main heroes, Leon and Clair and fans were quick to show disappointment in the casting of Avan Jogia as Leon with many saying his appearance made him look more like Carlos (Resident Evil 3) than Leon. Some fans were also quick to criticize the appearance of the

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Aug 31, 2021

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Plot And Release Date For ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City’

We’ve got the new release date and plot for Johannes Robert‘s upcoming reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City which is meant to kick off a new franchise. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) stars as Claire Redfield with Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) playing Jill Valentine, Tom Hopper (“The Umbrella Academy”) as Albert Wesker, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, and Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone“) playing William Birkin, with Donal Logue (Silent Night) playing Chief Irons. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will be released in theaters nationwide on November 24, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 2, 2021

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New Details Emerge For Johannes Roberts’ ‘Resident Evil’ Including Its Title

During the SXSW director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night)) not only gave new details about the upcoming Resident Evil movie, but he also revealed its title, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, IGN reports. Set to be released this September, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which has officially wrapped filming, is an adaptation of the first two games of the hit franchise. Roberts told IGN that the tone of the film was very important to him and that he drew inspiration from John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 and The Fog. The thing I loved about the games is they were just scary as hell and that is very much what I wanted. That atmosphere — it’s rain, it’s constantly dark, it’s creepy. Raccoon City is kind of this rotten character in the movie and that sort of atmosphere in the games I wanted to put in [the film].” Roberts continued, “I’m a huge

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 21, 2021

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Filming Has Wrapped On The ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot

Filming has now wrapped on the Resident Evil reboot from director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night). The news came from Sony via Twitter stating, ” That’s a wrap in Raccoon City.” Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) stars as Claire Redfield. Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) plays Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) is Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (“The Umbrella Academy”) plays Albert Wesker, “Yellowstone’s” Neal McDonough plays William Birkin, and Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) plays the role of Leon S. Kennedy, with Donal Logue (Silent Night) as Chief Irons. Deadline quotes Roberts as saying, “With this movie, I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and recreate the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played the whilst at the same time telling a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feels both relatable and relevant to today’s audience.” Robert Kulzer of Constantin Film (Resident Evil franchise), James

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 31, 2020

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New Details Emerge About The ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Including The Cast

We’ve got new details about Constantin Film’s new Resident Evil adaptation including plot details and cast. Writer-director Johannes Roberts’ new reboot will feature an official origin story that will have close ties to the first two classic horror games, Deadline reports. Set in 1998 in Raccoon City, the film will feature characters straight out of the game played by an all-star cast including Maze Runner actress Kaya Scodelario (pictured) as Claire Redfield, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chis Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, “The Umbrella Adademy’s” Tom Hopper as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon, and Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone”) as William Birkin, Deadline reports. The franchise’s Robert Kulzer returns as producer along with Hartley Gorenstein, and James Harris of Tea Shop Productions. Constantin’s CEO Martin Moszowicz and Davis Films’ VictorHadida will executive produce. The previous six film of the movie franchise, which began in 2002, were both written and directed by Paul W.S.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 7, 2020

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Sink Your Teeth Into ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ – Now On DVD And Digital

Sink your teeth into 47 Meters Down: Uncaged today. From global content leader Lionsgate comes the exciting sequel to 2017’s hit shark movie now out now on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. To celebrate, Lionsgate has unleashed four new clips to whet your appetite. Fear goes deeper in this thrilling, must-see underwater sequel starring Sophie Nélisse (The Great Gilly Hopkins), Corinne Foxx (TV’s “Beat Shazam”), Brianne Tju (TV’s “Light as a Feather,” “iZombie”), Sistine Rose Stallone (TV’s “Entertainment Tonight”), Khylin Rhambo (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” Ender’s Game), Nia Long (TV’s “Empire,” Are We There Yet?), Brec Bassinger (TV’s “Bella and the Bulldogs”), and John Corbett (The Silence). Directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 12, 2019

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