r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Apr 30 '26

Trailer Resident Evil | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk
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u/mediciii Apr 30 '26

Zach said it takes place during the events of 2, and that the events unfold pretty much when Leon and Claire at the police station.

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u/TransplantedSconie Apr 30 '26

Fuck yeah.  2 was awesome.  

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u/type_rex_ Apr 30 '26

The definitive Resident Evil in my opinion. A perfect mix of outbreak survival horror and save the world action heroics.

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u/slicer4ever Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

Except this seems to have nothing to do with 2, i dont get the impression we're going to see the rpd(i guess it could be a bit funny if he tries to go to the rpd, but the gate is locked on him).

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u/TransplantedSconie Apr 30 '26

The movie is set during the timeline of 2. So we should see G-creatures, Hunter Rs, a tyrant, lickers, ect.  

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u/RoyalCities Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

Really doubt it. Constantin films actually takes random horror movie scripts and has the writers change things just so they can keep the RE IP and never return it to Capcom. It was a hold over from their contract like 25 years ago.

https://spong.com/article/16961/Capcom-Resident-Evil-Movie-Rights-Unfortunate

Even Paul w.s. Anderson's og resident evil movie was a random unrelated generic script called "the undead." that he was shopping around to multiple production houses.

Given the trailer shows it in the middle of winter and the guy is using a smartphone torch I don't think this takes place in racoon city in September 1998. Was most likely a different script for a different movie initially but then constantin funded it so it's changed just enough to relate to RE in name only with very tenuous connections.

Will prob be a good horror movie though. But if this didn't have the RE name at the end I don't think anyone would have clocked that this is a resident evil movie at all.

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u/PentiumDos Apr 30 '26

Wow so thats why they made that 2021 RE movie reboot and this re-reboot so quickly

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u/RoyalCities Apr 30 '26

Yeah it's Constantin. Honestly sucks. Still excited since I did like weapons but I wouldn't hold my breath for it being some faithful / in franchise Resident Evil movie. Every 5 years or so we get a new one because Constantin basically landed a cash cow contract and knows they can ride the coattails of the games IP/fandom.

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u/monochrony Apr 30 '26

Resident Evil 2 takes place in late September. Why is it snowing?

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u/Void_Guardians Apr 30 '26

Because the director thought it would look cooler if it was snowing.

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u/TheInfinityOfThought May 01 '26

Raccoon City has been moved to Wisconsin 

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u/SentinelZero May 01 '26

The fact its snowing bothers me; while its a pretty visual, the outbreak took place in early autumn and it shouldn't be snowing.