The cast of Resident Evil is getting ready for Resident Evil: Death Island. Resident Evil Central recently posted the new Resident Evil: Death Island Poster Japanese poster featuring the series’ iconic protagonists Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers gathered to battle whatever evils await them on the titular death island — Alcatraz. The poster also reveals the film’s release date in Japan, which is 7 July 2023.
Resident Evil: Death Island sees Leon and Chris leading their own separate missions that collide at Alcatraz. Leon is on the trail of a gang of kidnappers who have kidnapped Dr. Antonio Taylor, but his mission is cut short when he encounters a mysterious woman.
Meanwhile, Chris is dealing with an outbreak in San Francisco. With no indication of the source of the infection, his only lead is to head to Alcatraz Island, the only link between each victim.
Resident Evil: Death Island is directed by Eiichirō Hasumi, best known for Assassination Classroom, and produced by Berserk’s Makoto Fukami. This will be the franchise’s fourth foray into animated features, all of which follow the same timeline as the games to varying degrees.
Resident Evil has struggled to find its footing on screen in recent years, with 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City falling short of expectations, and the 2022 Netflix show only lasting one season. Capcom is obviously hoping that the film will buck the trend and become a fan-favourite when it releases in July, and share some of the success of the Resident Evil 4 remake (which recently exceeded four million in sales in less than a month).
There’s currently no international release date set for the film, but from everything we’ve been seeing, Resident Evil: Death Island looks like it’s going to be EPIC.
