A rebooted Resident Evil film is reportedly within the works, with main studios mentioned to be at the moment bidding for a brand new movie produced by PlayStation Productions.
In line with The Hollywood Reporter, the subsequent film primarily based on Capcom’s well-liked survival well-liked online game collection might be directed by Zach Cregger, the actor and author who helmed 2022 horror movie Barbarian.
Constantin Movie, which has held the display rights for Resident Evil for the reason that Nineteen Nineties, will reportedly produce the reboot together with PlayStation Productions, a studio shaped in 2019 by Sony Interactive Leisure to adapt its unique recreation properties for movie and tv in partnership with Sony Footage.
Shay Hatten, who labored on John Wick: Chapter 4 and Zack Snyder’s Military of the Lifeless, will co-write, it’s claimed.
In line with the publication, 4 studios are at the moment bidding for the film rights, together with Warner Bros. and Netflix.
Six Resident Evil motion pictures have been launched between 2002 and 2016 starring Milla Jovovich, which have been a mixture of horror, sci-fi, and motion, with Jovovich’s character combating zombies and the evil Umbrella Company. The flicks grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide.
Constantin has tried to reboot Resident Evil a number of instances since. A live-action Resident Evil collection was launched on Netflix in 2022, a 12 months earlier than a live-action film, ‘Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis’. Capcom additionally launched the CGI movie Infinite Darkness in the identical 12 months.
In the meantime, the Resident Evil recreation collection is having fun with a robust run. Capcom not too long ago introduced its Resident Evil 4 remake has now bought over 9 million copies since its launch in March 2023, making it by far the collection fastest-selling entry.
