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Resident Evil Requiem Live-Action Trailer Provides a Fresh Look at Ruined Raccoon City
Capcom's three-minute short highlights Raccoon City's post-apocalyptic ruins and evolving zombies ahead of Resident Evil Requiem, launching Feb. 27 on multiple platforms.
- Capcom released a live-action short titled `Evil Has Always Had A Name` that shows ruined Raccoon City and stars Maika Monroe, shortly before the outbreak.
- Ahead of the Feb. 27, 2026 release, Capcom designed the short to tie up long-gestating plot threads around Raccoon City and the Umbrella Corporation.
- Inside the three-minute piece, a mother and daughter face Raccoon City's outbreak with a somber tone as zombies turn slowly, while visuals show a missile crater, burnt streets, cops, dogs, and Nemesis's scream `STARS!`.
- Viral QR-code placements and a YouTube link led fans to debate the trailer's ending, with voices saying `That's the last of them, facility secured,` and `Copy that, Raccoon City is ours.`
- Franchise-Wide, Resident Evil Requiem introduces Grace Ashcroft and returns Leon S. Kennedy decades after Raccoon City’s destruction, with a bigger movie slated for Sept. 18 amid the 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil series.
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Resident Evil's new short film might be the series' best adaptation yet
Regardless of how Weapons director Zach Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil film turns out, 2026 has already provided us with a pretty damn good live-action take on the franchise, thanks to a prequel short film that sets up Resident Evil Requiem. In addition to being a solid adaptation of the events surrounding Requiem, it also boasts some star power: It Follows and Longlegs star Maika Monroe plays the lead in Capcom's new short.
With "Resident Evil Requiem" the first blockbuster of the still young gaming year starts. Not the only remarkable title this month.
A disturbing short film shows the events just before the upcoming ninth part of the game series
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