Wentworth Miller has admitted that he had never heard of his Resident Evil: Afterlife character Chris Redfield.
The Prison Break actor takes on one of the computer game's most famous character for the fourth film in the franchise.
In an interview with Collider the actor said:"They say that ignorance is bliss and I think the good news is that I went into this very much a clean slate. I hadn’t seen any of the movies, had never played the video games.
"I remembered, specifically the trailer, for the third movie because of that great shot of Vegas buried in the sand dunes. That was pretty iconic. But I’d never heard the name Chris Redfield before.
"I was quickly made aware that there was a rather large fan base out there for the movies and for the video games and this character held a special place in a lot of people’s hearts and minds. So I wanted, of course, to proceed with respect.
"The first thing I didn’t do is Google Chris Redfield because I didn’t just want to dive into the mass of what’s out there. But I did Google his images and we to a lot of different fan sites to see who Chris Redfield was, what images were popular and circulating. And I thought, 'Wow, if what I’m seeing is an accurate representation this guy is right out of the WWF.'"
Resident Evil: Afterlife sees Milla Jovovich return to the central role of Alice while Paul W.S. Anderson is back in the director's chair.
Resident Evil: Afterlife is released 10th September.
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