As posted above, a ''reheresal'' video has been released, showing off a portion of what looks to be some pretty complicated live theatre zombie shenanigans, complete with the main theme of RE6 playing over most of it for some reason. Obviously it's all still in Japanese, but you don't need to understand the language to tell this could potentially turn out to be a rather... interesting watch. There's also a strange J-pop track inserted in there too, which has just now made me come to the realisation of how dearly I would love to see a Resident Evil musical come about. I can't help but envision a baritone Barry breaking into song about how much he loves his magnum, titled ''I Have This!'', and Jill softly ruminating about her close call at becoming a sandwich.
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Or ''Biohazard'' is making its way to the stage rather, as it's currently a Japanese-only production. Still! Given that there are RE movies--of both the live-action and CG variety--books, comics, themed restaurants, and also the odd video game here and there, the stage seems like a logical next step for Resident Evil's goal to extend its rotting paws across all available forms of media, and then some.
The plot premise is as follows:
The stage is set in a western Australia university, where a bioterrorism incident occurs. A couple of anti-bioterrorism members from BSAA in Chris and Piers show up to investigate, and they’ll work with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is currently working as a professor at the university.
A mysterious young man named Tyler Howard also shows up, but no one knows anything about him; however what he also seems to know the shocking truth behind the incident.
With the rapidly spreading virus and zombies approaching, will they be able to solve the case on time?
I'm going to take a wild guess and say: yes, they will solve the case in time. I hafta wonder if this is also to be canon, set before the events of RE6 given the inclusion of Piers Nivans, as it looks to actually expand on just what the Hell Rebecca Chambers has been up to. Barry finally got his belated return in Revelations 2, and while it's a little more out of the way for Rebecca to receive her valiant return via a Japanese-only theatre production, she's at least being acknowledged! Rebecca going into education and working as a professor makes for a pretty good fit for her future too, though Australia's an unexpected location for her to take up shop.
Witnessing an RE stage story definitely only has two outcomes: utter misery or absolute hilarity, and it's a shame English-speaking audiences likely won't get to see the result for themselves!
Also
That there is an image made by Creative Assembly concept artist Brad Wright, which looks to imply that they actually pitched an RE game to Capcom, though it obviously didn't get very far. Perhaps this was inspired in-part because of Capcom shelling out their properties to western developers for a time? Though the image is said to have potentially been five years old, so who knows when it was actually pitched? It's a shame anywhoo, given that they have already proven their horror chops when it comes to Alien: Isolation. Even if it's not to be an RE thing, I certainly hope they get around to making another horror game all in due time.
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