The season premiere of The Last of Us was a huge success, delivering an exceptionally faithful adaptation of the hit video game. The HBO Max series is a nearly shot for shot recreation that captures the drama and intensity of the video game it is based on - and now Resident Evil fans are starting to get ideas.
Fans of another popular horror video game franchise have taken notice of the success of The Last of Us. Resident Evil fans are now petitioning HBO to make its own live-action adaptation of the popular video game franchise from Capcom.
The Resident Evil series is no stranger to live-action adaptations, having already had six movies starring Mila Jovovich. Featuring a new storyline with Jovovich playing Alice, a character created only for the films alongside some of its more popular characters. Despite the negative reviews from critics and fans, the series managed to earn $1.28 billion at the global box office.
2021's Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is the seventh movie based on the series and is a reboot. The film did not do well at the box office, earning just $42 million against a budget of $25 million. While the most recent film was faithful to the source material, it did not capture what fans were hoping for with the series.