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| Directed by | Johannes Roberts |
| Written by | Johannes Roberts |
| Based on | Resident Evil by Capcom |
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| Cinematography | Maxime Alexandre |
| Edited by | Dev Singh |
| Music by | Mark Korven[1] |
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Running time | 107 minutes[5] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[6] |
| Box office | $42 million[4][7] |
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a 2021 action horror film[8] written and directed by Johannes Roberts. Adapted from the stories of the first and second games by Capcom, it serves as a reboot of the Resident Evil film series and is the seventh live-action film based on the video game series. The film stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Set in 1998, it follows a group of survivors during a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. It is the first live-action film in the series not to feature Milla Jovovich in the lead role or her character Alice.
Development took place in early 2017, after Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was released, with producer James Wan expressing interest in the project. Later, Constantin Film chairman Martin Moszkowicz said that a reboot of the film series was in development. In the same month, Wan was called to produce the reboot with a script by Greg Russo; subsequently, Roberts was hired as both writer and director and both Wan and Russo left the project. Filming began on October 17, 2020, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The film underwent reshoots in May 2021.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City had its world premiere at the Grand Rex in Paris on November 19, 2021, and was theatrically released on November 24, 2021, in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film grossed $42 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.
- ^ "Mark Korven Scoring Johannes Roberts' 'Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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- ^ a b "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "RESIDENT EVIL : BIENVENUE À RACCOON CITY" (in French). Metropolitan Filmexport. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACOON CITY is a US action horror film in which a group of survivors race against time to escape a city during a zombie outbreak.