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Zombie outbreak film trailer hides Resident Evil 4 shotgun shell nod
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A new trailer for the forthcoming live-action Resident Evil film introduces Bryan, a medical courier whose delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital becomes entangled with a zombie outbreak. The footage suggests the film will draw on the games’ setting and lore, while adding its own protagonist and story within the broader Resident Evil universe.
Bryan is shown delivering organs, then travelling with a mysterious package after apparently striking a zombie with his vehicle, before finding a double-barrelled shotgun in an abandoned house. The trailer includes a reference for fans: its Heavy Field Buckshot ammunition matches shotgun shells seen in Resident Evil 4 and 5. The film is written and directed by Zach Cregger, with John Wick writer Shay Hatten co-writing.
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In short
- New trailer follows courier Bryan during Raccoon City’s zombie crisis.
- It includes a Resident Evil 4 and 5 ammunition reference.
- Zach Cregger directs and co-writes the film.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago A newly released trailer for Zach Cregger's live-action Resident Evil adaptation depicts courier Bryan delivering supplies to a besieged Racoon City General hospital, arming himself against the undead with a double-barrelled shotgun and a box of ammunition labelled "Heavy Field Buckshot" in a knowing callback to the games' fourth and fifth instalments.
Explained simply
Bryan is a medical courier whose delivery run takes him into Raccoon City just as a zombie outbreak takes hold there. After a collision on the road with someone who seems to be infected, he ends up in an abandoned house, where he finds a shotgun that becomes key to his survival as the situation worsens.
This is one of a string of live-action films and shows based on the Resident Evil video games, a long-running horror franchise about viral outbreaks that turn people into zombie-like creatures. The new film is directed and co-written by Zach Cregger, known for the horror films Barbarian and Weapons, with the screenplay co-written by Shay Hatten, who has previously written for the John Wick series.
The trailer also contains a small reference aimed at longtime fans of the games: the shotgun ammunition shown, called Heavy Field Buckshot, is the same fictional brand that appeared in the Resident Evil 4 and 5 video games, linking the new film back to its source material.
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Originally published by Eurogamer as “Resident Evil movie gets another spooky trailer, and features a fun game reference for keen-eyed fans”.