The release date for Sony Pictures' Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City has been shifted by two months.
Instead of premiering on Sept. 3, the reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise will now arrive on Wednesday, Nov. 24, which is one day before Thanksgiving. The two-month change may also allow more theaters to be open at a larger capacity while coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted around the country.
The official title for the new Resident Evil was revealed by Constantin Film and director Johannes Roberts at the SXSW: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City panel. Before that, the first poster for Resident Evil was also unveiled, featuring the Resident Evil title in the center of the image in a black-and-white font against a red background.
There are several Resident Evil projects currently in different stages of development. Netflix has dual Resident Evil streaming series in the works, with a live-action Resident Evil series spanning two different timelines, and an anime adaptation titled Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.
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. Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL 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. RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY.
Written and directed by Johannes Roberts, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 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, Chad Rook and Lily Gao. The film arrives in theaters Nov. 24.
Source: Sony Pictures