Why isnt leon in the resident evil movies

Capcom isn't billing this as a reboot but is looking to make this film the official origin of the current series, so there was a lot of care given to making this film horror-focused instead of going for action. I was hugely influenced in particular by the remake of the second game and I really wanted to capture the atmosphere-drenched tone that it had.

Roberts details that the idea was not to cast "cosplay characters," but to find actors that embodied the spirit of Capcom's creations. To that end, the search for Leon took them quite some time. Then Avan read and I was like he's the one!

He gets it. Kennedy for the reboot was quite the endeavor. The previous Resident Evil film franchise includes six installments running from to Those films followed Milla Jovovich's Alice, and while they incorporated many characters and elements of the games, they were not considered faithful adaptations. With the reboot, Roberts looks to bring the origins of the Resident Evil games to the big screen, starting with a fresh slate and new actors in an attempt to make a more faithful adaptation.

Another major character fans can't wait to see is Leon S. Leon has appeared in numerous games, including Resident Evil 4 , which many consider the best in the franchise. However, finding the perfect Leon seems to have been a long and arduous process. During the interview, Roberts mentioned that he would want to bring parts of Resident Evil 4 into the next movie.

What was interesting was how seriously we can take the IP that it was based on. We've seen over the years that fans of video game series like Resident Evil do go out to watch these movies, and take the adaptations seriously. As this movie is mainly adapting the stories from the first two games, it seems that Roberts is trying to make a movie that will appeal both to the fans and a wider audience. He then talked about some of the other games of the franchise, starting with the fourth game and how he's obsessed with it.