No, this is not the Netflix series about the “Wesker kids“. This isn’t Capcom’s CG movie, Infinite Darkness, either. According to Deadline, another Resident Evil movie is currently in the works by Constantin Film to be distributed by Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems domestically. This new Resident Evil movie reboot will be helmed by writer-director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down) who said:
With this announcement, they also revealed the cast list. All of them will be playing fan-favorite characters from Resident Evil 1 and 2:
- Claire Redfield will be played by Kaya Scodelario (Maze Runner).
- Jill Valentine will be played by Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp).
- Chris Redfield played by Robbie Amell (Upload).
- Leon S. Kennedy played by Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap).
- Albert Wesker played by Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy).
- William Birkin played by Neal McDonough (Yellowstone).
Johannes together with franchise producer Robert Kulzer added on Tuesday that they have conceived an origin story adaptation that will “faithfully” tie to the Resident Evil franchise:
