Donal Logue will be making the jump from the streets of Gotham to Raccoon City in the upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot.
Deadline is reporting that Logue has joined the film as Chief Irons. Other new additions to the cast include Chad Rook, who played one of the Weather Wizards on The Flash, and Lily Gao, who played Evelyn Chu on The Handmaid's Tale. Both of their roles are undisclosed.
Brian Irons debuted in 1998's Resident Evil 2 as the head of Raccoon City's police. The role should be a familiar one for Logue, who spent five seasons playing Detective Bullock on Fox's Gotham. The character even briefly served as the GCPD's chief. Logue is also known for a number of comic book roles, with supporting parts in Blade and Ghost Rider. As for video game movies, Logue appeared in 2008's Max Payne adaptation.
Logue, Rook, and Gao join the previously announced cast of the rebooted film, which includes Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia as Leon S. Kennedy and Neal McDonough as William Birkin. Writing and directing the movie will be 47 Meters Down helmer Johannes Roberts.
The new film will take place in 1998 across a single night, detailing the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. Created by Constantin Films, the origin story will reportedly stay faithful to the first game. Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems will distribute in North America, the same company that produced the original film.
The previous film series spanned six movies, from 2002 to 2016. Though the movies were critically panned, the franchise earned $1.2 billion on a budget of less than $300 million combined. While director Paul W.S. Anderson and star Milla Jovovich have moved on to the upcoming Monster Hunter adaptation, with a trailer for the film recently dropping, the property is moving along with a number of projects.
Netflix is set to release a Resident Evil anime called Resident Evil: Infinite. Additionally, Netflix is working on a Resident Evil TV series. Helmed by Supernatural producer Andrew Dabb, the show will feature two separate timelines and sets of characters fighting off zombies in Raccoon City. The first timeline will follow a couple just arriving in the town, with the second showing a devastated future where most of humanity is dead.
Written and directed by Johannes Robert, Resident Evil stars Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen as Jill Valentine and Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield. The film also includes Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Neal McDonough, Donal Logue, Chris Rook and Lily Gao. Released by Constantin Films, the movie arrives in 2021.
Source: Deadline