From director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night), Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City promises to bring the franchise back to its horror roots, headed to theaters on November 24. The movie is said to kick off “a new universe inspired by storylines and characters from Capcom’s classic Resident Evil games.”
Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) stars in the film as iconic video game character Jill Valentine, and the character gets the spotlight in a brand new featurette for the movie.
“She works in the police force in this small town… she’s very loyal,” the actress explains in the below featurette video. “You don’t mess with her. She’s just so badass.”
Here’s the full official synopsis for the new movie…
“Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games of the billion dollar franchise and the most successful video game adaptation in history to life for a whole new generation of fans.”
“Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.”
The cast includes Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) as Claire Redfield alongside Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, and Neal McDonough (Yellowstone) as William Birkin.
Additionally, Donal Logue (Silent Night, “Gotham”) is playing Chief Irons in the “origin story adaptation” of the games that’s set in Raccoon City in 1998.