Resident Evil: Death Island Interview: Matthew Mercer, Nicole Tompkins & director Eiichirô Hasumi

For nearly 30 years, Resident Evil has held a prominent place in the hearts and minds of horror fans. What started as a series of video games soon blossomed into the world of live-action and animated films, television series, and more. In the newest animated Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil: Death Island, 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.

Before the SAG strike, Collider's Steve Weintraub hosted a screening of Death Island followed by a Q&A with cast members Matthew Mercer and Nicole Tompkins, the film's writer Makoto Fukami and director Eiichirô Hasumi, as well as Capcom's Masachika Kawata. The group discuss the making of the latest film, and the legacy of the franchise as it enters its third decade, and what being part of the Resident Evil franchise means to all of them.

Resident Evil: Death Island will be released on Blu-ray, 4K Steelbook, Digital and DVD July 25. The special features include Genesis of Death Island, Jill Valentine: The Return, Motion Capture Set Tour, Designing Death Island, Voicing Death Island, The Birth of Death Island, and Design Gallery.

Editor’s Note: Masachika Kawata, Makoto Fukami and Eiichirô Hasumi answered with the help of Tony Ishizuka, SVP International Acquisitions at Sony acting as a translator. Answers have been edited for clarity.

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This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA Strike.

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