IGN can exclusively reveal the first 8 minutes of the new CG-animated film Resident Evil: Death Island, which you can watch via the player above or the embed below.
These opening moments center around Leon S. Kennedy, voiced by actor Matthew Mercer. The official synopsis sheds more light on the plot of Resident Evil: Death Island:
“In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay.
Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival.”
In addition to Mercer, the voice cast includes Stephanie Panisello, Kevin Dorman, Nicole Tompkins, and Erin Cahill.
Based on the Capcom video game franchise, Resident Evil: Death Island is a sequel to Resident Evil: Vendetta. It is directed by Eiichiro Hasumi from a screenplay by Makoto Fukami.
Hiroyasu Shinohara produced the film with associate producers including Masachika Kawata (Capcom), Takaki Okamoto (Capcom), Taki Enomoto (Capcom), Takahiro Suzuki, and Atsushi Furuyaa.
The Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release runs roughly 91 minutes and is rated R for bloody violence and language.
Resident Evil: Death Island is available on Blu-ray, 4K Steelbook, Digital, and DVD on July 25.
