Why Resident Evil Ditched Leon | Writer Shay Hatten Interview
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Resident Evil skipped Leon for Bryan, a courier who'd never survive Raccoon City. Co-writer Shay Hatten explains why, and how he and Zach Cregger wrote it over FaceTime. Anthony Orlando sits down with Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4) to talk about co-writing Resident Evil with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams' performance as Bryan, the Sam Raimi influence behind the film's mix of scary and funny, the third-act hospital sequence, and whether there's room for a sequel. Plus, what's next: The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil with James Wan. Read more: https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/resident-evil-film-review-screenwriter-interview/ 0:00 Intro 0:24 Co-writing with Zach Cregger 1:13 Answering the fan backlash 3:34 Writing Bryan and casting Austin Abrams 5:31 Writing the script over FaceTime 6:57 Will there be a sequel? 7:49 The third-act hospital sequence 8:56 The fatherhood theme 9:56 What's next for Shay Hatten FOLLOW DIGITAL TRENDS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digitalt
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