Resident Evil: Vendetta, known as Biohazard Vendetta (バイオハザード ヴェンデッタ Baiohazādo Fō vu~endetta) in Japan, is an upcoming 2017 Japanese 3D animated horror film. It is part of the Resident Evil franchise, set in the same universe as the associated video games (unlike the live action films starring Milla Jovovich). The film features the characters Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers (after a lengthy absence from the series). It will be the third CG movie, after Resident Evil: Degeneration in 2008, followed by Resident Evil: Damnation in 2012, and this film will mark the third with Leon as a main character. The film is produced by Marza Animation Planet, written by Makoto Fukami and directed by Takanori Tsujimoto. It is scheduled for release in Japan in the spring of 2017.