Applied Arts FX Studio, the special makeup effects team working on the upcomingResident Evil reboot, have shared an image from behind the scenes that demonstrates how committed the production is to making this movie with the fans in mind. Showing off a t-shirt that was given out to the production team upon completion, the image gives us our first glimpse at one of the countless undead that will torment our heroes.
" That’s a wrap on Resident Evil, and what a fun RE inspired shirt the production handed out to everyone. A tough shoot, almost entirely on location, during [these] times, and generally about 17-18 hour days on set for our team, but we managed to pull together some cool work. Huge thanks to theentire team who contributed. @damalto @neilmorrill451 @nomad11 @michaelalucard @hunter_fx @the_whitneyb @markwotton as well as Kayla Dobilas, Kyra Hope, Corinne de Berry @adrianmakesfaces @malloryreeveswigs @biancaappicemakeup @kelly.spfx @cfrostwicks @christianurdapilleta Allan Cooke, @emmaleeartistry Katherina Illescas, Paul Hopkins @pauljonesfx @alexandraangermufx @monica__pavez @sarah.blostein @allvisualfx @lukariot Sorry if I missed anyone. Also, many thanks to the Makeup Department who we often worked hand in hand with. @sweeneydewdew @stephpring.fx @josephhindsmakeup Also, one more shout out to @fourthsealstudios for help with some last minute custom eyes. You guys rock!! More next year when permitted… now, vacation. Happy Holidays everyone."
The image clearly shows thatResident Evilwillharken back to the classic zombie design, with many fans believing that the production team have gotten so specific that the image depicts the famous head-turner zombie from the very firstResident Evilvideo game.
Sony Pictures’Resident Evilwill act as a reboot to the already established movie series, which starred Milla Jovovich and is very loosely based on thepopular video game seriesof the same name. The reboot will take us back to the glory days of 1998 and divulge the secrets of the Spencer Mansion and Raccoon City.Resident Evilwill also reportedly serve as something of an origin story to the first game in the series and include elements from both the first and second games.
The cast was recently announced and includes Kaya Scodelario (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) as Claire Redfield, Robbie Amell (The Duff) as Chris Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy and Neal McDonough (Sonic the Hedgehog) as William Birkin.
Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down,Strangers: Prey at Night) is set to helm theResident Evilreboot from a script by Greg Russo. Horror movie maestro James Wan of theInsidiousandThe Conjuringfranchises is on board to produce.
“With this movie, I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and creates theterrifying visceral experienceI had when I first played them whilst at the same time, telling a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feel both relatable and relevant to today’s audiences,” Roberts recently said in a statement.
The reboot is far from the only project based on theResident Evilproperty that is currently being developed. Netflix is working on a live-action series and an animated series titledResident Evil: Infinite Darkness. Whether these projects will all ultimately be linked together, or whether the reboot will stand alone, is unknown at this time.
Resident Evilis scheduled to betheatrically released on August 08, 2025. This comes to us courtesy ofArts FX Studio’s official Instagram account.
