resident Evil actor Chad Rook has revealed what appears to be the first reboot poster for the upcoming live action movie! The image is similar to resident Evil 4 PAL box art, featuring a forest on a red background, with the names of several characters that appear in the film. It is important to note that this image was not shared by the official Resident Evil account on Twitter or Screen Gems, so fans should consider this image with a grain of salt until it is confirmed as official. It certainly looks legit, and it definitely works well as a teaser for the movie!
The poster can be found in the embedded Tweet below.
Are you ready? #Resident Evil #Theaters # Set3 ♠ ️ ♥ ️ ♣ ️ ♦ ️ pic.twitter.com/dHz5mKUXbD
– Chad Rook (@ChadRook) March 10, 2021
The poster does a great job of setting the tone of the film. The colors give a strong horror movie feel, and the presence of the characters’ names should give the audience an idea that this reboot will be very different from previous Resident Evil films. It is a subtle poster, but it should help to create expectations for the film before its release later this year!
In the film, Rook will play STARS team member Richard Aiken. Rook will be joined by Kaya Scodelario (Claire Redfield,) Robbie Amell, (Chris Redfield), Hannah John-Kamen (Jill Valentine), Avan Jogia (Leon S. Kennedy), Tom Hopper (Albert Wesker) and Neal McDonough (William Birkin ). The film is being written and directed by Johannes Roberts and produced by Robert Kulzer.
While previous Resident Evil films have reproduced elements of fast and loose adaptation of Capcom’s video game franchise, the next reboot appears to be much more faithful. The film will apparently cover the events of the first two games in the series, with a cast that reflects that fact. Previous Resident Evil films revolved around the original character Alice, but the new film appears to be putting the STARS team in focus. Longtime fans of the series will be very happy with this decision, and it will be interesting to see how faithful the final product will be!
resident Evil will be released in theaters on September 3, 2021. You can check out our previous coverage of the film here.
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