Leon S. Kennedy
In August 2019, The Level Unlocked Podcast first broke the news of the movie being developed, saying that the reboot would be "super, super scary" and more faithful to the games. In April 2020, Full Circle Cinema reported that the studio was eyeing Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario and Harris Dickinson for the roles of the Redfield siblings and Leon S. Kennedy with The Illuminerdi reporting that Hannah John-Kamen was offered the role of Jill Valentine. In October 2020, Deadline confirmed that both Scodelario and Kamen was cast as Claire and Jill along with Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield, Neal McDonough as William Birken, Tom Hopper as Albert Wesker, and Avan Jogia as Leon S. Kennedy. Filming began on October 17, 2020 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on November 24, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States.