Albert Wesker's Canon Return For Netflix's Resident Evil Violates A Game Rule
Albert Wesker's surprise return for Netflix's Resident Evil series breaks a rule from the game series. The original Resident Evil was adapted from a screenplay by director Paul W.S. Anderson titled Undead. Anderson, who was a major fan of the Capcom series, decided to develop his own zombie script after learning that George A. Romero was attached to helm the Resident Evil movie adaptation in the late '90s. Romero later departed the project, with Anderson tweaking hisUndead screenplay to fit the franchise, which is why it didn't adapt the first Resident Evil game.
While followers of the Resident Evil games largely hated the changes the Milla Jovovich fronted movies made, they were also hugely profitable. In total, Anderson's Resident Evil series grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, with 2017's The Final Chapter marking the end. In 2021, a movie reboot called Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City arrived, and while it was much more accurate to the source material, it also received a mixed response and was a box-office dud. The next live-action take on the saga is Netflix'sResident Evil show, which is confirmed to take place in the same universe as the games.
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According to showrunner Andrew Dabb in an EW interview, "The games are our backstory. Everything that happens in the games exists in this world." While it was believed Netflix's Resident Evil — which can correct a movie problem — was going to be separate from the games just like previous movies, this connection gives the show license to include other major characters from the saga. One returnee is Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick), who in the show is revealed to have two teen daughters named Billie
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