UPDATE: Paco Plaza posted on Twitter than the image is indeed fan made.
For some strange reason, the poster for Jaume Balaguero’s [REC]: APOCALYPSE was released before that of Paco Plaza’s [REC] GENESIS, despite it having a later release date. The one-sheet for GENESIS has now surfaced; take a look at it while it looks at you.
Interestingly enough, the eye design seems to be lifted from Resident Evil 2 video game title screen. You can find both below for comparison’s sake. Perhaps this one is fan made, but Twitch reports it as the real thing. Maybe the recreation is some kind of tribute. In any event, ere are all the details you’ll need to know about the sequel:
The original [REC] crew are back, ready to submit their ensemble cast to another fight for survival against the zombie infection, this time to the backdrop of an original soundtrack. This new chapter will see the film ‘open up’ by using a more traditional cinematographic style. However the film’s roots have not been forgotten and viewers will still be immersed in the action, watching certain events unfold through the eye of the video camera.
The action in [REC]3 Genesis encompasses the events of the first two films, and after the sense of claustrophobia previously experienced, the action now takes place miles away from the original location and partly in broad daylight, giving the film an entirely fresh, yet disturbing new reality. The infection has left the building.
In a clever twist that draws together the plots of the first two movies, this third part of the saga also works as a decoder to uncover information hidden in the first two films and leaves the door open for the final installment, the future [REC]4 Apocalypse.
The follow-up to [REC] and [REC] 2 will serve as a prequel that reveals the origins of the zombie outbreak. It’s interesting that Plaza, who co-directed the first two, is partially moving away from the “found footage” aspect. How do you feel about that?
One more thing you will find below is a photo from a pre-production make-up test that Plaza himself posted on Twitter. Now that’s something we can confirm is real. The film will star Leticia Dolera and Diego Martin. It’s due out later this year, although filming has not yet begun so we’ll see.
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