Press Release
September 14, 2010
CAPCOM
Sony Pictures Entertainment
CAPCOM AND SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN ANNOUNCE
THE COPRODUCTION OF gRESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATIONh IN 3D
Full-length CG Movie Sequel Based on the Hit Franchise
Known as gBiohazardh in Japan and gResident Evilh in the US
To be Released in 2012
@CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan -- Haruhiro Tsujimoto, President and COO; hereinafter gCAPCOMh) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Japan -- representative director: Masao Morita; hereinafter gSPEJh) have announced the coproduction of gResident Evil: Damnationh, a sequel to the full-length CG animation feature gResident Evil: Degenerationh based upon the Resident Evil (known in Japan as BIOHAZARD) series of games.
@While the predecessor gResident Evil: Degenerationh had only a limited 2-week / 3-screen theatrical release in Japan, Box Office sales surpassed 40 million yen, and the home video release has shipped more than 1.6 million copies worldwide, making the film a global hit.@
@Since its initial release in 1996, the gResident Evilh series of home video games has established the gsurvival horrorh genre and has shipped over 44 million units worldwide, continuing to captivate its fans as a powerful property. gResident Evil 5h, which was released in 2009, shipped over 5.4 million units worldwide, recording the highest sales within the franchise.
@The three gRESIDENT EVILh live-action films previously released have collectively grossed US$ 380 million at the Box Office internationally, making it a mega hit franchise. gResident Evil: Afterlife 3Dh as known as gBiohazard 4: Afterlifeh, which has just been released globally on September 10th, has become the Number One hit in Japan, the US, and other parts of the world during its opening weekend.
@gResident Evil: Damnationh will feature as its main character Leon S. Kennedy just like its predecessor. The film is currently in production, with plans for a terrifying 3D release in Japan in 2012.