'Where's the RPD? Where's Umbrella?' — the Internet Reacts to the Resident Evil Movie Trailer

The archetypal instrumentality reactions for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie trailer are successful — and portion immoderate accidental the movie looks similar amusive fearfulness fare, galore person complained that it doesn't look overmuch similar Resident Evil.

The deficiency of recognizable Resident Evil elements successful the movie shouldn't travel arsenic excessively overmuch of a surprise. Cregger has spoken repeatedly successful the past astir being a Resident Evil fan, but not wanting to replicate thing from the franchise seen successful the video games already — arsenic fans tin already spell play those games instead. And the absorption of the movie surely has Capcom's blessing, with Cregger fixed the greenish airy to make his ain idiosyncratic take.

Still, the lack of thing acquainted successful the trailer is causing interest among immoderate fans, who seemingly expected an Umbrella logo oregon Crimson Head to inactive popular up somewhere.

"The trailer looks bully for a due fearfulness movie but not arsenic bully for a RE movie," wrote 1 instrumentality connected societal media, responding to Sony's authoritative trailer. "What's the constituent of utilizing the IP? Genuinely asking," said another. "This looks much similar a 28 Days Later spinoff than thing Resident Evil," a 3rd instrumentality agreed.

"Doesn't look similar Resident Evil astatine all," work a further reaction. "Why can't anybody marque a RE movie similar the games?" asked another. "Zombies successful a mansion."

"You request to person immoderate Resident Evil successful your Resident Evil movie adaptation," reads a longer remark by Resi instrumentality Ivan. "Where's the RPD? Where's Umbrella? Where's adjacent immoderate acquainted crippled music? There's thousands of fearfulness movies, but lone 1 RE franchise. Just a trailer but TEASE those things. Not conscionable the horror."

Some viewers were much complementary, however, praising the creepy trailer changeable wherever assorted limbs tin beryllium seen emerging from a doorway, and the glimpse of Raccoon City successful the snowfall — adjacent if thing designates it arsenic Raccoon City directly.

IGN precocious travelled to the acceptable of the Resident Evil movie and spoke with Cregger to observe the kinds of Easter eggs fans tin expect — specified arsenic recognisable weapons, locations, and greenish herbs (none of which were successful the trailer). Still, Cregger seems to recognize the request to delight fans with the film, and noted that helium expects lore nerds volition apt "crucify" him if his reboot deviates from franchise lore.

Co-written by Cregger and Shay Hatten, Resident Evil stars Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, and Kali Reis. The movie is acceptable to motorboat successful theaters connected September 18.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social