The latest installment in the hit Resident Evil film franchise is animated, and it’s ready to unleash toon zombies on unwitting moviegoers. Based on the long-running CAPCOM video game series, Resident Evil: Degeneration will be released wide in Japan on Oct 18, and will make its U.S. debut on Nov. 13 at the New York City Horror Film Festival. Fangoria magazine will also host a Los Angeles premiere on Nov. 18. A North American DVD, Blu-ray and PSP release will happen later this year.
Resident Evil: Degeneration takes place seven years after the government destroyed Raccoon City in an attempt to wipe out the deadly zombie virus. The horror begins again when a zombie is unleashed in a U.S. airport that soon becomes filled with the undead and trapped survivors struggling to live through the nightmare. The film is a co-production of CAPCOM Co. Ltd. and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co. Ltd. (SPEJ).
This first animated Resident Evil production is produced by renown video-game producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi (associate producer of Resident Evil: Apocalypse and producer of Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 4), and directed by Makoto Kamiya (special effects director of L: Change The World, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack). The duo joined CAPCOM in hosting a sneak preview of the movie during a panel and press conference at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. More information on the film can be found at www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/residentevildegeneration/.
