The latest Resident Evil animated movie, Resident Evil: Death Island, takes place on Alcatraz Island. The first footage was released in his short 30-second teaser, but then a full-length trailer was released that brought in more exciting material. Among them is a confirmed cast consisting of Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.
Not only did the trailer debut how Jill and Leon finally crossed paths and united onscreen, but it also revealed a new villain and details about his past and the virus he created. , with glimpses of upcoming intense action sequences and traditional camps, as well as other information worth expanding on.
Ten References to Resident Evil 5
The trailer opens with Rebecca Chambers and Chris Redfield discussing Jill still blaming herself while she takes down some targets at the shooting range. , talks if it’s referring to the fact that Albert Wesker brainwashed Jill into turning her against them.
The big reveal in Resident Evil 5 was that Jill Valentine was actually still alive and working as a hooded figure allied with Wesker. There was a device that allowed him to take control, which he used to force her to attack Chris and Sheva. .
9 First look at Dr. Taylor
A February 2023 teaser showed Leon on a new and pressing mission to rescue a scientist named Dr. Antonio Taylor. Here we see cell phone footage of Dr. Taylor being kidnapped on his way to Alcatraz. It is also revealed that he was involved in creating a new virus.
Dr. Taylor remains an enigmatic character, but the main antagonist seems to have used Taylor’s expertise to create the virus that was unleashed on Alcatraz. There is a possibility that he helped, and that is kidnapping. We get an interesting shot of him sitting at a table through his POV in a unique field of view where someone is staring.
8 New Leon Set Piece Chase
Every CG animation project in the Resident Evil universe to date has established one thing. It’s just that you can’t get enough of an action set piece featuring Leon Kennedy as a total daredevil embracing his inner John Wick. Remember Leon’s stunt during the dog chase sequence on Vendetta’s bike?
Well, they seem to be taking notes from the Fast and Furious film and getting even more daring and energetic for this sequel. Controlling a military-style Humvee that fires, he fends off cars flying towards him.
7 A new main antagonist associated with Raccoon City
A new villain has finally arrived. Jill seems to have a history with this bioterrorist. When she confronts him, she clearly states his name, Dylan, as if she already knew him. How they know each other is still unknown, but what is certain is that Dylan is connected to the Raccoon City disaster.
We get a brief flashback to the 1998 Raccoon City incident at the center of Resident Evil 2 and 3’s plot, and we see a team of Umbrella Security Service (USS) cops enter town. Dylan appears to be one of the officers who survived before the city was destroyed.
6 The Return of Secondary Antagonists
His plan to come back and work with Dylan on more kidnappings and unleash the virus on Alcatraz is none other than Maria Gomez. This is her second film appearance after debuting in her 2017 Vendetta, where she worked alongside her father and made her debut for her friend Glenn Arias. The A-virus wreaked havoc in New York.
At the end of Revenge, Glenn and her mutant father, Diego, were killed, and now she definitely has her own vengeance against Chris, Leon, and Rebecca. , we see a quick shot of her throwing a computer chair at Leon, who barely dodges. And it was definitely confirmed that she and Dylan met on the stairs in the teaser.
Five Jill totally goes to John Wick
It looks like Leon will finally compete in Resident Evil: Death Island’s over-the-top combat department.
Just seconds into the intro, Jill is startled by a zombie in a dimly lit room and falls from the second floor onto a table. Jill then stands over the zombie and he blasts it with bullets until the table shatters. In another section, Jill prepares a knife to jump over a hole and use the wall to spin and stab a zombie in the back of the head.
Four T-virus mutant sharks and new lickers
Death Island’s theme centers around zombified aquatic life, giving us an early glimpse of some of the most amazing things in the new trailer. Licker’s enemies have undergone another mutation and have gills that allow them to survive underwater in diving cages, making them even more of a nightmare.
There were references to infected sharks from the teaser, but this put them on full display. is swallowed whole. It is also believed to be the cause of bites found on the beach by Orca Claire.
3 Leon and Jill meet in a knife fight
Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine finally collaborate for the first time. This moment here has been a long-awaited one for all Resident Evil fans and it already seems beautifully handled. , can be expected to appear later.
And the first member he finds on Alcatraz seems to be Jill Valentine, and the two startle each other and quickly erupt into a knife fight. Talk about referrals! You can’t help but feel that the knife fight is also a callback to Resident Evil 4 with Krauser and Ada Wong.
2 A new aquatic airborne T-virus
When Chris, Jill, and Claire encounter zombies for the first time inside Alcatraz prison, Chris comments that they’re not the zombies they’ve dealt with so far. You hear him say: “They turn fast. And they don’t bite.” In a later trailer, we can see exactly how this virus spreads through ventilation.
It is released into the air as purple particles. Perhaps through the secretions from the backs of all released lickers, or perhaps another creature in the water. It appears to be another form of aquatic mutant T-virus strain, the former being apocalypse as T-Abyss found in ocean trenches.
1 Avengers style with the main cast teaming up
This shot is probably the best in the entire trailer. Not only is Leon and Jill on the island together to fight Dylan, but brothers Rebecca and Chris Redfield, as well as Rebecca Chambers from Resident Evil his Zero, pull out their guns and are together. It’s already generated a lot of excitement and comparisons to The Avengers.
It’s really great to see all these iconic characters in one space, with the exception of Ada Wong. stole Chris, Jill, Claire, and Leon files from the Pentagon. .