Appearing at Sony Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation on Monday, Barbarian director Zach Cregger explained how his upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot will be “unlike any of the previous films” in the franchise.
“There’s a moment that comes in almost every Resident Evil game where you find yourself in a dark passageway, your health is almost zero and there’s no way around,” Cregger told the audience of theater owners and the press. “You have to go through but you know there’s something awful for you in the darkness.”
“That is a thrill that the Resident Evil games have perfected,” he added. “My movie will be built in the spirit of those games and follows one central protagonist from point A to point B, as they descend deeper into hell.”
Resident Evil is gearing up to shoot this summer in Europe with Euphoria and Wolfs actor Austin Abrams reportedly lined up to star.
Cregger co-wrote the script with Shay Hatten. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s sources, “the new project is decidedly on the horror track. It is also said to have elements of a wilderness survival thriller.”
Producers on the movie include Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions.
Resident Evil will open in theaters on September 18, 2026.
Sony’s CinemaCon presentation also revealed news on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and Sam Mendes’ four films about the Beatles.
Eric Goldman contributed to this report.
