Sony Pictures revealed on Monday that it will release Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, the first live-action film reboot of CAPCOM’s Resident Evil survival horror game franchise, in theaters in Japan on January 28.
Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems will distribute the film in the United States, while Constantin Film will handle distribution in German-speaking territories.
Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz and Victor Hadida from Davis Film are executive producers, and Alex Westmore and Colin Scully of Constantin Film are overseeing the film.
The film in Japan is titled Biohazard: Welcome to Racoon City.