TheResident Evilmovies are getting a reboot in the form ofWelcome to Raccoon City, hitting theaters this year on November 24. Even though theResident Evilmovie reboot release date is mere months away, fans are still waiting on a proper trailer. To whet fans' appetites, some images of theResident Evilmovie reboot have been revealed, proving that the film will be making great pains to be more accurate to the video game series than the previousResident Evilmovies were.
While theResident Evilmovie reboot will be more faithful to the source materialthan the otherResident Evilmovies, that doesn’t meanWelcome to Raccoon Citywon’t still be making big changes. It remains to be seen what all changes are going to be made in the movie, but the images have confirmed one change that will make the beginning of the story play out quite differently than it did in the original video games.
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In the fresh batch ofResident Evilmovie images that were released by IGN,Resident Evilfans are given a look at the Spencer Estate mansion, with a clear view of four characters that are in the mansion. The characters in question are Albert Wesker, Jill Valentine,Chris Redfield, and, reportedly, Richard Aiken. And this is where it seems theResident Evilmovie reboot will be making a big departure from the source material.
For those who are unfamiliar withResident Evillore, Richard Aiken was part of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team. He played a role inResident Evil Zero, and inResident Evil 1, is found to be fatally wounded by the giant snake known as Yawn. Richard winds up giving the players a radio which plays a key role in how they eventually make it out of the Spencer mansion with their lives. He certainly is not part of the Alpha team in the games, though it will be interesting to see if he still suffers a similar fate in the movie.
The four S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team members that make it to the mansion in the games areBarry Burton, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Albert Wesker. However, Barry Burton is nowhere to be found in theResident Evilmovie images. Instead the images show Richard Aiken in the mansion, portrayed by Chad Rook. This seems to suggest that the Richard Aiken in theResident Evilmovie reboot won’t retain the character’s story from the video games, and could effectively be taking Barry’s role in the movie, though that’s just speculation at this time.
It’s always possible that Barry will indeed still be in the movie and play a similar role as he does in theoriginalResident Evilvideo game, but that seems unlikely. The possibility can’t be ruled out that Barry and Richard’s characters have been rolled into one, which isn’t something that’s super uncommon when something is adapted from one medium to the other.
Again, all of this is speculation at this time based on one of theResident Evilmovie reboot imagesshown by IGN. It’s quite possible that fans won’t know much more about Richard’s role in the story and if Barry’s involved at all until the movie itself comes out on November 24. What fans do know is that the movie will be retelling the stories of the first twoResident Evilgames and that some iconic monsters from the franchise will be featured.
The images confirmed previous rumors thattragicResident Evilmonster Lisa Trevorwill be featured in the movie reboot, and she should prove to be one of the more disturbing creatures that the characters come across in the film. There will undoubtedly be some other recognizableResident Evilmonsters in the movie, but Lisa Trevor may very well come out of the film as the most memorable and disturbing of the bunch.
These newResident Evilmovie reboot images give fans a little bit more to chew on, but there’s still a lot of questions left to be answered. Thankfully, some of those answers should come to light sooner rather than later. With theResident Evilmovie reboot release dateright around the corner, one has to imagine that the film will get its first proper trailer soon. Whether or not that trailer answers questions about Richard Aiken’s role in the movie compared to how he’s portrayed in the video games is unclear, but hopefully it clears the air about some things fans are wondering about when it comes to theResident Evilmovie reboot.
In the meantime, there are plenty of other things forResident Evilfans to look forward to in the near future besides just the movie.Resident Evil 8DLC is confirmedto be in development, and rumors persist that aResident EvilSwitch exclusive game is waiting in the wings as well.
