The Resident Evil franchise features a cast of amazing playable characters that fans and players everywhere have loved for years. The spotlight returned to the two stars of Resident Evil 2 when the Remake released in 2019. Since then, people have come to know and love the latest iterations of both Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield.
Recently, Netflix showed off its trailer for an upcoming adaptation featuring the two Resident Evil 2 Remake characters. This led several fans to question who would be voicing the two iconic roles. Fortunately for everyone involved, the two voice actors from the remake return to the vocal booth to give life to Leon and Claire once more.
RETURN TO RESIDENT EVIL 2
The trailer for Netflix's Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness premiered last year but without any shred of spoken dialogue. We now finally have confirmation that Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisell will voice Leon and Claire respectively. Capcom further confirmed that the upcoming series takes place within the canon of the Resident Evil franchise.
Previously, Leon appeared in multiple games and adaptations across the years. Claire Redfield had fewer appearances but they will be front and center for Infinite Darkness. The return of the voice actors to the franchise reinforces the upcoming series as a canonical adaptation. Fictional characters oftentimes change actors and voices across different media but the retention of a known voice will help fans enjoy it all the more.
Things continue to look bright for the Resident Evil franchise beyond the upcoming animated series. Netflix is also currently working on a live-action series adaptation of Resident Evil and a separate origin movie project. Previously, filmmakers produced a six-film movie franchise loosely based on the Resident Evil games across 15 years. Now, we'll finally get another live-action look at the RE world with the first movie reboot set for a 2021 release. Likewise, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness will also premiere sometime in 2021.
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