A Chinese cosplayer has leveled accusations at Netflix, accusing the streaming platform of borrowing her likeness for the character model of Claire Redfield in its marketing materials for the recently announcedResident Evil: Infinite Darkness.
The cosplayer, Rissoft, argued that Netflix had taken influence from her face and pose forResident Evil: Infinite Darkness, highlighting a previous image of her cosplaying as the popular character as evidence to her claim. Her initial tweets accusing the company have since been deleted afterResident Evilfans caught wind of her accusations, with some seeing the similarities and providing their support, whereas others argued otherwise.
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In another tweet, the cosplayer overlayed the two images, creating a Redfield composite of Netflix’s marketing image and her cosplay. Rissoft pointed out to her fans how the “features are in The same position” and stressed that the character model appeared to have the same eyes, eyebrows, lips, expression, and even the same folds in her clothes. She then joked how it could just be a coincidence, suggesting it would be a “Miracle” if it were.
TheResident Evilcharacter debuted in the popular survival horror series back in 1998’sResident Evil 2on the PlayStation. She has since appearedheavily across the entire franchise, including its forays into movies and CGI features, includingResident Evil Degeneration.
Netflix announced the new CGI seriesResident Evil: Infinite Darknessduring arecent panel at Tokyo Game Show 2020. The new series will be produced and supervised by Capcom’s Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who has been responsible for severalResident Eviltitles. Given its recent announcement, story details are still shrouded in mystery at the time of writing. The series intends to lean into its horror roots and will seemingly be focused onResident Evil 2protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Netflix promises that by adding suspense into dramatic scenes,Resident Evil: Infinite Darknesswill “reveal a Resident Evil world unlike anything seen before.” It is not known at this time if other franchise favorites likeChris Redfield or Jill Valentine will be making an appearance.
Although Redfield has appeared in previous CGIResident Evilmovies,Resident Evil: Infinite Darknesshas harnessed graphical and technological updates to create what Netflix calls “unprecedented full 3DCG animation,” leading to a new, yet recognizable, look to both characters.
Since the first game released in 1996, changing and evolving the survival horror genre in the process, theResident Evilfranchise has grown to encompass over 140 different titles across video game consoles, phone apps, movies, and more, leading it to become one of Capcom’s most popular and lucrative brands with over 100 million total copies of the game series having shipped worldwide.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darknessis set to debut on Netflix in 2021.
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