The actor discusses creating an origin story for the popular video game villain Albert Wesker.
The umbrella was to blame.
“Everyone saw the #Umbrella on the [hash]tag,” he remembers.
Tom Hopper stars as Albert Wesker in ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.'.Shane Mahood/Screen Gems
“Everyone was like, ‘Ooh!
It’s for the new season of the show!'”
“I get it,” the actor says.
Robbie Amell stars as Chris Redfield, who traverse the Spencer Mansion in ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’.SCREEN GEMS
“If you have no idea aboutResident Eviland you were anUmbrella Academyfan, it would be very confusing.”
The Umbrella Academyis definitely not likeResident Evil, neither is Luther like Hopper’s new character, Albert Wesker.
But that’s not the Wesker directorJohannes Roberts(47 Meters Down) wanted to explore.
“Who’s the guy behind the sunglasses,” Hopper asks himself.
“Where’s the origin story behind this character?”
“I want him to be someone that the audience might relate to.
He was funny and one of the guys.”
“They think that they’re justified.
He can be one of the guys until he makes that decision.
BeyondResident Evil, Hopper has carved out a space for himself in geekdom.
He’s always been interested in worlds full of rich mythology.
Wesker, to him, falls in that same arena.
“There’s so many layers to him to be brought out,” he says.
“There’s a real human to really build upon.”
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Cityhits theaters tomorrow.
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