Fri 3 Aug '12
Preparing for the Apocalypse with Resident Evil: Damnation's Makoto Kamiya
We were eager to pick his brain, he wanted to eat ours.
We've got a fever and the only cure is...more cowbell more brain-hungry Resident Evil action! Normally, we'd go to our friendly Umbrella Corporation pharmaceutical rep for a cure to this ailment, but we decided to sidestep the middleman and talk to Makoto Kamiya, the director of Resident Evil: Damnation. Coming this September, the film will serve as a prequel of sorts to the events of October's highly-anticipated Resident Evil 6. After catching some exclusive footage at San Diego Comic-Con, we caught up with Kamiya-san to talk to him about where the film fits canonically, why survival horror is so beloved and how he'd fare in a zombie apocalypse.
TOKYOPOP: You have directed a Resident Evil film before. What is it about this franchise that keeps bringing you back?
Makoto Kamiya: [laughs] Keeps bringing me back? It's only my second film! I've always been a Resident Evil fan and I've worked with Kobayashi-san, the producer from CAPCOM, on other projects in the past. When we were working together, I told him that I was a big RE fan, so when the Resident Evil: Degeneration project started, Kobayashi-san asked me, "Would you like to direct this film for us?" I said to myself that it's really important to keep telling people what you like and it could happen.
TP: For Resident Evil fans, where does this film fit canonically in the timeline of the games?
MK: The previous film, Degeneration, took place after Resident Evil 4, but things have changed regarding the proliferation of the virus and the BOWs (Bio-Organic Weapons). We wanted to show what's going on in the world regarding BOWs and the characters you'll play in Resident Evil 6. That's what we're showing in Resident Evil: Damnation; it actually falls right before Resident Evil 6. It's between RE5 and RE6.
TP: So, this can be taken as a prequel or a lead-up to Resident Evil 6?
MK: [laughs] In all honesty, I have no idea what the Resident Evil 6 story is about, but I hope this serves as a lead-up to that game's events.
Be sure to read our full interview with Kamiya-san and then keep counting down until Resident Evil: Damnation's September debut. |
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