Special Report: George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

George A. Romero’s Resident Evil is one of the greatest "what could have been" stories in horror cinema. Filmmaker Brandon Salisbury discusses his documentary, which explores the legendary director’s unmade adaptation of the iconic video game, diving into the history, the scripts, the concept art, and the behind-the-scenes drama that kept Romero’s vision from reaching the screen. Featuring insights from those who were there, this episode uncovers the alternate universe where the zombie master himself brought Resident Evil to life.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.2	Shut it off.
0:25.7	Turn it off.
0:26.6	Turn it off.
0:31.6	They're coming to get you, Barbara.
0:46.6	Yeah, they're dead.
0:49.4	They're all messed up.
0:51.5	George's films literally changed the face of horror as we know it.
0:56.0	Capcom didn't hide the fact that the games were inspired directly by George Romero's films.
1:07.0	At that time, there was nothing more I wanted than a live-action Resident Evil.
1:11.6	I think George is making President Evil.
1:14.6	And then suddenly, the plug was pulled on this.
1:19.6	Having him involved would have had the potential for him to leave a blueprint.
1:23.6	How did we not get this?
1:26.6	You can tell you had misgivings about doing this
1:31.3	I'll be projects in someone else.
1:33.3	This film just feels so much more horrid,
1:37.3	so much more violent, and so much more angry.
1:40.3	I think George really took things to the next level on that.
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