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According to Deadline, The Fantastic Four: First Steps Mole Man actor Paul Walter Hauser has signed on to star in Resident Evil in an unknown role. He becomes the second actor to join the project. Austin Abrams, who memorably portrayed drug addict James in Weapons, is also onboard.
What Paul Walter Hauser’s Resident Evil Role Could Be
Now that Hauser is part of the Resident Evil cast, the conversation will turn to who he might play. Based on what’s already been said about Cregger’s film, fans should expect Hauser to portray an original character who isn’t from one of the games. Cregger previously stated that his Resident Evil is not adapting the narratives of the games and instead is telling its own story. In his mind, there’s no need to have the film revolve around someone like Leon Kennedy because those characters are already covered in the games. Cregger is trying to give fans something that stays true to the spirit of the source material while also putting its own spin on things.
One thing we do know about the Resident Evil plot is that it follows a character who embarks on a journey from “point A to point B” through a zombie-infested landscape. It’s been rumored that the film’s protagonist is a courier trying to deliver a package. Abrams is seemingly headlining the picture, which would presumably make him the courier (assuming that speculation is correct). Perhaps Hauser is playing another survivor Abrams’ character encounters on his adventure. The Resident Evil games make use of companion characters who accompany the player at various points in the campaign (like Luis Serra in Resident Evil 4), so it’s possible Cregger is looking to replicate that dynamic in his film by giving Abrams’ protagonist an ally.
