Just in, we have a new trailer for the movie, and it showcases Leon, Chris Redfield, and Jill Valentine. Check it:

The official synopsis reads:

D.S.O. agent Leon S. Kennedy is on a mission to rescue Dr. Antonio Taylor from kidnappers, when a mysterious woman thwarts his pursuit. Meanwhile, B.S.A.A. agent Chris Redfield is investigating a zombie outbreak in San Francisco, where the cause of the infection cannot be identified. The only thing the victims have in common is that they all visited Alcatraz Island recently. Following that clue, Chris and his team head to the island, where a new horror awaits them.

The movie is actually the fourth film in the animated Resident Evil series, with the first one being Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) and the second being Resident Evil: Damnation (2012). 2017 saw the release of the last movie, Resident Evil: Vendetta, but 2021 delivered a miniseries called Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.

With the live-action movies not really embracing the overall tone of the games, it’s said that the animated films are much closer to aesthetic and feel as the Capcom titles; though it can be said that they feel like very long cutscenes for the games.

I guess there’s just no pleasing everyone.

Resident Evil: Death Island is set to come out sometime this summer.

Check out the story trailer for Resident Evil 4:

The story takes place in a small Spansih village which is being plagued by a virus called Las Plagas. As Leon, you’re tasked by the president of the United States to save his daughter, but along the way, you’ll find yourself being blocked by a cult the Los Illuminados who are using the virus for their own nefarious means.

With Resident Evil 4 essentially introducing the franchise into the modern shooter genre, a lot of people thought that a remake of the game would be unnecessary for the series—unlike the complete overhauls that were remakes for REs 1–3. With Resident Evil 4 coming out in 2005 though, it would have been the only RE game not to get that new-gen polish, so I guess Capcom had no choice but to pursue the RE 4 remake. Even then, if there’s money to be made with the remake, why wouldn’t Capcom shoot their shot?

If anything, it feels like these remade games would stop with Resident Evil 4 since RE 5 came out for the newer console generation. I guess there could be room for re-release that would be optimized for the new-gen, but as of now, I’d rather just get new material featuring new characters.

Resident Evil 4 is set to release for PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on March 24, 2023.