The highly-anticipated reboot of Resident Evil from Barbarian director Zach Cregger could have its lead actor, and he is already well-versed within the realm of zombies and horror. Deadline reviews that Austin Abrams is in early talks to hitch the Resident Evil forged. No phrase on what function he’ll be enjoying, if it is going to be a longtime character within the franchise or a brand new invention from Cregger and co-screenwriter Shay Hatten.
Along with showing in Wolfs with Brad Pitt and George Clooney and starring in Euphoria as Ethan Lewis, Abrams performed Ron Anderson in 9 episodes of The Strolling Useless‘s fifth and sixth seasons. The advanced younger character turned an antagonist for Rick Grimes and his gang throughout their time within the Alexandria Secure Zone. Abrams additionally appeared in Scary Tales to Inform within the Darkish, so his horror credit are already strong.
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Plot particulars surrounding the brand new Resident Evil film, which is being developed at Sony, are being saved beneath wraps for now, although it is stated to be a return to the roots of the early video video games. Early rumors steered the movie is likely to be an adaptation of the 2002 title Resident Evil Zero, which is a prequel to the unique 1996 sport, however as nothing concrete has been introduced at this level, the rumors involving plot and characters are, for now, simply that. The movie is at the moment scheduled for launch on Sept. 18, 2026.
Cregger’s upcoming movie, Weapons, options Abrams alongside Josh Brolin (who reportedly took over for Pedro Pascal), Julia Garner, and Amy Madigan. Described as a multistory horror epic within the vein of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, the movie sparked an intense bidding conflict following the vital and industrial success of Barbarian, with New Line Cinema profitable out. Weapons will hit theaters Aug. 8, 2025.
Can Cregger Finanlly Ship the ‘Resident Evil’ Movie Followers Crave?
Resident Evil has a little bit of a rocky historical past on the massive and small screens. The primary movie adaptation got here in 2002 from director Paul W.S. Anderson, with Milla Jovovich starring as Alice, a personality invented for the film. It was a sufficiently big hit that it spawned 5 sequels, every of them a mix of motion and horror that liberally borrowed characters and storylines from the assorted video games, every with diminishing returns each creatively and critically.
Subsequent got here the reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis, an try and deliver the sequence again to its fundamentals by adapting the primary two video video games. This proved to be quite a bit for one movie, and as such, the film proved middling amongst critics and followers alike. It at the moment sits at a lowly 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the positioning’s vital consensus questioning whether or not the video games are “ill-suited to the massive display.”
Netflix revived the franchise as soon as once more with a tv sequence in 2022, however it too proved unpopular and was canceled after one season. Cregger and Sony definitely have their work minimize out for them, but when the scares Cregger delivered in Barbarian are a sign of what we have now in retailer, then moviegoers will not less than be assured a wild cinematic trip.
Supply: Deadline
Resident Evil
- Launch Date
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September 18, 2026
- Director
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Zach Cregger
- Writers
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Shay Hatten, Zach Cregger