I’m a big fan of the Resident Evil franchise, so this was a cool opportunity. No, it’s just a coincidence in this regard. ( Laughs.) The undead was the major link. So were there any direct links between Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and Zombieland, or was it just a coincidence in this case? So you last worked with Sony on Zombieland: Double Tap, and like most studios, when they like an actor, they tend to find more opportunities for them. In a recent conversation with THR, Jogia also discusses Kennedy’s arc, his rocket launcher moment and why he doesn’t mind Zoom-based casting processes.
So playing a character that I played as a child is pretty high towards the top.” “That speaks to what we just talked about and trying to be the adult that your teenage self wanted to be.
“When I first put on the full tactical gear and looked at myself in the mirror, I thought, ‘Okay, this is a childhood video game character that I now get to embody,’ which is a pretty exciting thing,” Jogia explains. Playing Kennedy in Resident Evil also aligned with this outlook since Resident Evil 4 was one of his favorite video games as a teenager. Why 'Red Notice' and 'True Story' Star Chris Diamantopoulos Won't Give Up Roles Without a Fight
I like to be scared, and directing a movie was the hardest and scariest thing I’ve done to date.” And part of that, for me, was being an intensely creative individual. It’s funny because you spend your whole teenagehood wanting to be an adult, and once you become an adult, you spend your entire adulthood trying to prove to the teenager… that you became an adult in the way that you promised you would. “And that takes not just doing the thing but making sure that the things you’re doing align with your core values.
“It’s more that I’m trying to make sure that the person who had all these dreams and aspirations is proud, happy and satisfied,” Jogia tells The Hollywood Reporter. Kennedy in Johannes Roberts’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, is now opening up about his ambitious nature and why he’s so determined to please his teenage self above all else. Jogia, who just returned to the big screen as rookie cop Leon S. At 29, Canadian actor Avan Jogia has already written a book, released an album and directed a feature film based on his own original screenplay, Door Mouse.