Is *Resident Evil 9* really happening? Leon’s actor’s post sets the whole crowd on fire

It’s blowing up! The community hype around Resident Evil has truly been ignited in an instant. Recently, Nick Apostolides, who provided the English voice acting and motion capture for Leon in Resident Evil 2: Remake and Resident Evil 4: Remake, posted an update on the social platform X. Just a few short lines were enough to send longtime fans’ radar into overdrive. He wrote, “Today marks the beginning of a brand-new start for me,” and then added, “I’m grateful… and I’m ready.” The moment that tone came through, the player community instantly lit up, like a livestream chat suddenly flooding with “It’s happening, it’s happening.”

First, let’s put the facts on the table. The most important point here is that Nick did not explicitly mention any specific project. In other words, all the speculation about Resident Evil 9, DLC, or even a new remake plan is still just that—speculation. Now here’s the key part: the reason everyone reacted so strongly isn’t baseless at all. It’s because phrases like “a new starting point” and “I’m ready” make it incredibly easy to associate his words with the Resident Evil series entering a new phase of development. This wordplay is just too good at teasing people.

Right now, the player community’s theories are roughly split into two camps. The first camp is more excited, believing this could mean the DLC motion capture work for Resident Evil 9 has already reached a key stage. The second camp is more cautious, arguing that it may not be DLC at all, but rather a hint that a brand-new Resident Evil project has officially begun. Honestly, both theories sound pretty plausible, because Nick is so closely tied to Leon, and he really is the kind of core actor who naturally sparks fans’ imagination. Once he posts something like this, the discussion heat naturally takes off like a Boss entering phase two.

What do I personally think? At this stage, I think the most noteworthy thing isn’t “whether he’s really hinting at Resident Evil 9,” but how increasingly familiar Capcom has become with this style of content-driven hype. Actor updates, community polls, traffic funneling to dedicated sections—when all of this is tied together, it can gradually raise players’ expectations with ease. The article even ends with a Resident Evil-related poll, with options including “Bring on the Resident Evil 9 DLC!” and “Remake the classics!” That shows that what players care about most right now is no longer just the next mainline installment, but whether the series will move forward on two fronts: making new games while continuing to remake the classics.

However! The more it’s a moment like this, the more important it is to separate emotions from facts. What can be confirmed right now is only that Nick posted an update, and that its content is suggestive enough to set people’s imaginations running wild. What cannot be confirmed is which project it actually refers to. For longtime players, my advice is simple: don’t pop the champagne too early, but it’s definitely worth paying closer attention—especially to any follow-up developments involving Resident Evil 9 and the Resident Evil 9: Requiem section. If an official announcement really does come later, whether it’s DLC or a new remake, then looking back, this will have been like front-row viewers grabbing the very first ticket. And if it turns out to be nothing more than an ordinary new phase in his career, that’s still not a loss. At the very least, this wave of community excitement has already proved that the name Leon remains one of Resident Evil’s strongest trump cards when it comes to driving the hype.