Maika Monroe Becomes a Zombie in ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Short Film [Watch]

Maika Monroe first wowed horror fans with her starring role in the hit film, It Follows. Since then, she’s appeared in a number of genre faves such as Watcher and Longlegs. Yet today we have a short that features one of her more unexpected roles…the star of a live-action trailer for Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil Requiem!

Directed by Rich Lee (War of the Worlds 2025), the bite-sized film features Monroe as a mother living in ground zero, Raccoon City, in the 1990s when the outbreak began. She fights to keep her daughter alive as they encounter the undead and other creatures. By the time it’s over, Monroe’s character meets the tragic end of becoming one of Raccoon City’s many, many zombies.

Monroe told EW, “What I loved about it was it had a lot of heart. It’s really heartbreaking, the story that you’re watching unfold. I just thought it was a really interesting and a new way to portray this video game coming out.”

As for the ninth installment in the Resident Evil franchise, Requiem follows FBI intelligence analyst Grace Ashcroft and veteran agent Leon S. Kennedy. Grace travels to an abandoned Midwestern hotel, where her mother was murdered eight years prior, to investigate the latest in a series of deaths. When a cop goes missing, Leon is dispatched to assist.

Enter a new era of survival when Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, Epic Games Store, and NVIDIA GeForce.