New Resident Evil movie reboot heading back to a "fateful night in Raccoon City in 1998" Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New Resident Evil movie reboot heading back to a "fateful night in Raccoon City in 1998" Promises "faithful ties" to Capcom's games. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 7 Oct 2020 57 comments Capcom's seminal survival horror series Resident Evil is heading back to the big screen, for the "beginning of a new universe inspired by storylines and characters" from the games. Resident Evil's latest movie adaptation is currently in pre-production, and is being handled by Constantin Film (who steered Paul W. S. Anderson's exceedingly wonky Resident Evil ship) in collaboration with writer/director Johannes Roberts. It'll take the form of an origin story, set on "a fateful night in Raccoon City in 1998", and promises "faithful ties" to Capcom's classic survival horror games. Although, let's be honest, you could cast the whole thing with talking animals and still manage to be entirely more faithful than Anderson's various Resident Evil efforts. Watch on YouTube In the press release accompanying the announcement, Roberts (who previously directed deep-sea thriller 47 Meters Down) explains, "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 them 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 audiences." Roberts' Resident Evil reboot is set to release theatrically some time next year (although there's still plenty of time for 2020 to give us real-life zombies, so, you know), and will star Maze Runner's Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Ant-Man and the Wasp's Hannah John-Kamen as Jill Valentine, Upload's Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield, and Zombieland: Double Tap's Avan Jogia as Leon S. Kennedy. Tom Hopper - Luther in The Umbrella Academy - will play Albert Wesker, and Neal McDonough (Yellowstone) is William Birkin. This isn't the only Resident Evil adaptation in the works, of course. Netflix is currently developing two projects based on Capcom's long-running horror series; there's the moody CGI effort, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, which will feature Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield and is out next year, plus a thoroughly bizarre-sounding Stranger-Things-like live-action series focussed on Wesker's young offspring. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store