Resident Evil Trailer Shows The Sequence Where Its Star Almost Died For Real

During the September 3 State of Play, Sony debuted a new clip from the upcoming Resident Evil movie, and it was both dark and hilarious. That should be no surprise, as comedy and horror are naturally intertwined, and the movie is written and directed by sketch comedy veteran Zach Cregger. In the clip, we see Austin Abrams' character, the medical courier Bryan, running down a street in Raccoon City as zombies throw themselves off rooftops trying to catch him. They explode on impact, with blood flying everywhere. Bryan screams as he runs down the street amidst the carnage, uttering some hilarious noises and guttural screams. Check out the new footage below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlapnJFacE Cregger wanted to film this sequence practically instead of using CGI. The production team created 150-pound “body-sized blood bags” that were dropped from cranes to create the effect. One of the blood bags came close to striking Abrams, and Cregger said, “It would’ve killed him.” Bryan, according to Cregger, is an "idiot" who finds himself in a horrifying situation and is just trying to survive. The entire movie feels like “one gigantic sequence,” Cregger said, adding that things begin…