Sony Pictures Entertainment is injecting some more horror with the latest trailer forResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Cityproperly titled “Nightmare.” Whereas the first two trailers emphasized all of our favorite STARS members and other characters from theResident Evilfranchise, “Nightmare” explores the nightmare-inducing experiments evil megacorporation Umbrella has been performing on the innocent people of Raccoon City for so long.
Rather than start in the streets of Raccoon City or the Spencer Mansion, this trailer starts us off at the Raccoon City orphanage, where we see more of the horrifying Lisa Trevor (Marins Mazepa) and get a tease of just how far back the experiments run. Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) notes that Umbrella has been hard at work since her and her brother Chris' (Robbie Amell) childhood, and we get a closer look at what’s been going on underneath the surface in Raccoon City. We also get some more glimpses of Dr. William Birkin (Dean McDonough) at work on a mangled body and a look at some old film reels, showing that this widespread sickness is the result of years of testing on people in the city, even children.
The way the trailer is shot is more evocative of traditional horror, with quick cuts to jumpscare-inducing sights and spooky strings on audio to drive up the tension. The monsters are actually scary here, rather than fodder for our main protagonists to gun down, from a lumbering, mutated Birkin to Lisa Trevor and even the basic, black-eyed zombies.
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On a lighter note, this trailer also features some nice callbacks to the games. When Claire sees a zombie behind some glass, we also see a rather familiar “Itchy, Tasty” note written in blood on the window.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Citydeparts from thePaul W. S. Andersonfilms both in the timeline and, if this trailer is any indication, in tone. DirectorJohannes Roberts, who last worked on47 Meters Down: Uncaged, is looking to bring the spooks back to the franchise. Alongside Mazepa, Scodelario, Amell, and McDonough isTom Hopperas the infamous sunglasses-donning Albert Wesker,Hannah John-Kamenas STARS member Jill Valentine,Avan Jogiaas rookie officer having the worst first day on the job possible Leon Kennedy,Lily Gaoas anti-heroine Ada Wong, andDonal Logueaspolice chief Brian Irons.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Citycomes to theaters on November 24, but until then, watch the new, terrifying trailer below that bringsResident Evilback to its horror roots.
