According to what was communicated by Sony in the last few minutes, the release of the next film in the Resident Evil series, entitled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, has been postponed until the next one November 24 2021. The new release date is set two months after the original one, scheduled for September 3, and will bring the film to US theaters just the day before Thanksgiving.
The film directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters, The forest of the damned) will transpose on the big screen the first two games of the famous survival horror franchise by Capcom in a single feature film. Set in 1998, the film adaptation will take place in the town of the same name that was once the home of the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation, and which is now forced to face the evil that is raging on the surface.
The official release date and title for Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City were officially announced last month, and the director immediately stated that the film is intended to add much more depth to some of the most iconic and iconic characters. known, with which fans are familiar, among whom we can also find Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine e Chris Redfield.
The title will see in the cast Kaya scodelario (Crawl, Ted Bundy - Criminal Charm, Skins) as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ready Player One, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Killjoys, The Strangers) in those of Jill Valentine, Robbie amell (The Babysitter, Upload, Code 8) in those of Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy, Merlin, Black Sails) as Albert Wesker e Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers, Sonic - The Movie, Captain America - the first Avenger) in those of William Birkin.
We just have to wait for more information on the release of Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City, in the meantime we remind you that the film will not be the only novelty coming within the famous horror franchise. The new video game in the series, Resident evil village, will arrive next May, while a Netflix animated series that will follow the adventures of Leon and Claire also on the small screen will be released soon on the famous streaming platform.
