Nearly 20 years after the first Resident Evil movie hit theaters – and four years after the six-film franchise concluded – the reboot is coming together.
Kaya Scodelario has signed on to star as Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil reboot, which will serve as the ‘official origin story’ for the movie franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Scodelario will be joined by Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia and Neal McDonough in the film, which will be written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down).
Kaya: Kaya Scodelario has signed on to star as Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil reboot, which will serve as the ‘official origin story’ for the movie franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter
Co-stars: Scodelario will be joined by Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia and Neal McDonough in the film, which will be written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down)
The original film franchise centered on Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, a character who was not featured in the original video games and created solely for the movie franchise.
This project will take place in 1998 in Raccoon City, the fictional Midwestern town that was the epicenter for a virus outbreak that leads to a zombie invasion.
Amell will portray Chris Redfield, the brother of Claire, who, in this origin movie, heads to Raccoon City to visit her brother.
Robbie’s role: Amell will portray Chris Redfield, the brother of Claire, who, in this origin movie, heads to Raccoon City to visit her brother
John-Kamen plays Jill Valentine, an operative within Raccoon City’s special police division known as Special Tactics and Rescue Services.
Hopper portrays Albert Wesker, a researcher for the nefarious Umbrella Corporation, who secretly believes humanity needs to become extinct.
Jogia is playing counterterrorist agent Leon Kennedy, while McDonough plays William Birkin, a virologist who turns against the Umbrella Corporation but could but Raccoon City in even greater danger by doing so.
Hannah’s character: John-Kamen plays Jill Valentine, an operative within Raccoon City’s special police division known as Special Tactics and Rescue Services
Tom as Albert: Hopper portrays Albert Wesker, a researcher for the nefarious Umbrella Corporation, who secretly believes humanity needs to become extinct
Avan and Neal: Jogia is playing counterterrorist agent Leon Kennedy, while McDonough plays William Birkin, a virologist who turns against the Umbrella Corporation but could but Raccoon City in even greater danger by doing so
‘With this movie, I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and create the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played them whilst at the same time, telling a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feel both relatable and relevant to today’s audiences,’ Roberts said in a statement.
The video game series started in 1996 for the original Playstation, with the franchise selling over 103 million units worldwide as of this summer.
John-Kamen is coming off the new series Brave New World, while Hopper stars in The Umbrella Academy and Jogia is coming off The Stranger.
Roles: John-Kamen is coming off the new series Brave New World, while Hopper stars in The Umbrella Academy and Jogia is coming off The Stranger
Constantin Film, which produced the original movie franchise, will produce the reboot, with Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems division planning on releasing the film sometime in 2021, though no production schedule was revealed.
Scodelario is no stranger to big-budget action franchises, coming off 20th Century Fox’s The Maze Runner trilogy, and she most recently starred in Crawl.
Amell recently starred in the Amazon Prime series Upload, and the Netflix movie The Babysitter: Killer Queen.
Kaya sstars: Scodelario is no stranger to big-budget action franchises, coming off 20th Century Fox’s The Maze Runner trilogy, and she most recently starred in Crawl