Then Avan read and I was like he’s the one! He gets it.” Kennedy: “We must have seen so many people - it was really quite a tricky role because of the balance of humor and weariness. Roberts recalled the particularly difficult search for the right actor to play Leon S. I think often in game adaptations one of the big flaws can be just casting someone to look visually like the characters - giving them the identical haircut and clothes but not really trying to give the audience the thing that a movie does better than a game - which is to create a three dimensional character that you can really connect with and believe in.” “It was hugely important with the whole casting process to find people who embodied the spirit and energy of the characters I wanted to portray.
They are not just cosplay characters who have the exact hair and costume of the characters,” Roberts said. “The difference with this film as opposed to the previous movies is that it is an ensemble where each of the main characters carries huge importance to the narrative. They eventually crossed paths with Raccoon City Police Chief Brian Irons, played in this film by Gotham’s Donal Logue. officer Chris Redfield (played in this film by the Arrowverse’s Robbie Amell), were among the few people who ventured into Raccoon City following the outbreak. In Resident Evil 2, Leon and Claire Redfield, sister of S.T.A.R.S. Kennedy and Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. You’ll notice Leon is wearing his police uniform, in keeping with what his job was at the time of the Raccoon City Destruction Incident.Īvan Jogia as Leon S. Our first exclusive image from the film reveals the first look at Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield and Avan Jogia as Leon S. And the whole structure of the film was definitely very influenced by Assault on Precinct 13.” I wanted Raccoon City to feel a bit like the town in Deer Hunter a ghost town forgotten by the rest of the world. You can really feel the texture in this movie. I was hugely influenced by movies like The Exorcist (and Exorcist 3!), Don’t Look Now, and The Shining. It’s constantly raining and the town is shrouded in mist. The previous movies were very bright and shiny whereas this movie was dark and grimy, entirely shot at night. I was hugely influenced in particular by the remake of the second game and I really wanted to capture the atmosphere-drenched tone that it had. This was all about returning to the games and creating a movie that was much more a horror movie than the sort of sci-fi action of the previous films. “This movie really had nothing to do with the previous franchise.
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