Sony Pictures Entertainment has released another trailer for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which is an adaptation of Capcom’s popular game Resident Evil. While the premiere trailer released a few days ago gave fans an idea of the characters and the many scenes that recreate moments from the game, this international trailer is more of a storyline and thrilling action that will keep fans entertained with some new scenes from the upcoming film. on the 24th of November.
The most notable change between the two trailers apart from the new trailer is the change in tone shown. What’s missing is a rendition of the song “What’s Up?” performed by 4 Non Blondes, they mostly use a lot more buzzing and gloomy and tense sounds, including the signature siren. This trailer gives a more haunting and gripping feeling than the previous trailer.
Reboot Resident Evil it is directed by Johannes Robertsdirector of 47 Meters Down and The Strangers: Prey at Night. The film is said to be close to the original video game, featuring characters taken directly from the game. Yes this movie will show Rich Scodelario (The Maze Runner) who plays as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, and Neal McDonough (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as William Birkin. Meanwhile, Chad Rook (The Flash) will play Richard Aiken and Lily Gao (The Handmaid’s Tale) will play Ada Wong.
While the synopsis of this film provides a more in-depth description and teases the horrors that will await the film’s protagonists when they are in Raccoon City.
“Raccoon City once known for being the home of the pharmaceutical giant, Umbrella Corporation, is now turning into a dying Midwestern city. The company’s exodus turned the city into a wasteland… with all kinds of dangers and a great evil smell beneath its surface. When the evil is unleashed, the townspeople are changed forever and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and try to survive.”
This synopsis sounds familiar enough to fans of the video game series and once again highlights the differences from the previous films. The film will feature an origin story that is based on the roots of the video game series and the world of horror.
