Grace had to 'die for two to three minutes' to land role in Resident Evil Requiem

When Angela Sant'Albano's agent called about an audition she did a bit of research and suspected it might be Resident Evil. The brief was small, and on the day she says they "did a lot of improvisation" — including a prompt that began, "I need you to die for about two to three minutes, and I'm going to time you.

But you can't die quickly. It's got to be a slow burn of a death. And you've got to give a death cry at the end." During the improv the casting director added new directions like, "and now a zombie has bitten your left leg." Her first day on set felt overwhelming: the clunky grey suit, a big helmet and a camera mounted just in front of her face to capture expressions and vocal performances.

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