A documentary on "George A. Romero's: Resident Evil" movie pitch gets its first official trailer
One of the biggest horror franchises of all time, Resident Evil, has seen its fair share of branching outside of videogames, going into both films and television through the decades.
However, back when Resident Evil was still within its first original trilogy of entries, and way before Paul W. S. Anderson brought the Resident Evil franchise into the silver screen on its first outing, there were rumours floating around about a possible live-action adaptation of the franchise made by the one film maker that brought the zombie idea as we know it today, that one being George A. Romero with his iconic "Night of the Living Dead" film from 1968.
George A. Romero had previously worked on a live-action commercial for the original release of Resident Evil 2, impressing Capcom enough to consider contracting him for a first-ever (at the time) movie for the franchise, and while Romero initially rejected the idea, he eventually got around to making a script and pitched it to Capcom. However, at the end of the day, his script pitch was rejected, and Capcom instead favoured that of Paul W. S. Anderson, giving birth to the Resident Evil movies starring Milla Jovovich that we know today. Not all was lost though, as Romero's whole script for the Resident Evil movie pitch ended up being leaked online years later.
Given the whole ordeal that went through with Romero and Capcom, fans have speculated about the rejected script, with many thinking what could have been if Romero had been given the rights of the franchise instead of Anderson. This sparked a group of fans to delve deeper into what happened back then, and after a lot of efforts, they gathered the resources needed to start a documentary film about Romero and his Resident Evil script.
In 1998, Constantin Film set out to adapt the greatest horror video game franchise of all time, hiring legendary film director George A. Romero. Now, Key 13 Films, in association with Point Five Films and director Brandon Salisbury set out to uncover the mystery behind why Romero’s vision was never produced.
George A. Romero’s Resident Evil is a stylized documentary, utilizing archived footage, unearthed documents, and newly filmed interviews with a wide variety of personalities. The documentary combines elements from Capcom’s hit video game series and the raw, visceral style of George A. Romero to full immerse the audience in a cinematic horror aesthetic.
Now, audiences everywhere will experience the “darkest day of horror the world will never know”, as they uncover the unrequited vision of… George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
The documentary is set to release on 2024, although the final set date hasn't been confirmed yet.