The director said

The director said this week at Cinemacon that the upcoming Resident Evil from Savage Director Zach Cregger will be “unlike any previous movie.”

He might refer to a series of Resident Evil movies by director Paul WS Anderson, which starred in Anderson's wife, Milla Jovovich. Those ones Six movies total over $1 billionbut not entirely well received.

According to IGNCregger said his new Resident Evil movie will be “built into the spirit of the video game series” that includes following a central protagonist from point A to point B as they “go into hell.”

“There are moments in almost every Resident Evil game where you find yourself in a dark passage with almost zero health, and there is no way,” Craig said. “You have to go through it, but you know it's a little bad for you in the dark.”

Austin Abrams is played as the protagonist in the new Resident Evil moviealthough Oscar winner Mikey Madison is said to be. Production of the film is said to begin later this year.

Cregger's latest movie, Weapons, will be starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner this August. His most popular movie, The Barbarian, was released in 2022.

The new Resident Evil movie is scheduled to be released in theaters in September 2026. This won't be the only video game movie of that year, as Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. movie 2 will be released in April 2026.

Cregger was previously known for his work in the Comedy Theatre. He co-directed 2009 Miss March with the late WKUK co-star Trevor Moore, but the Barbarians leaped Cregger to a new level of fame and success. He is reportedly accepting Cost $20 million Writing and mentoring the new Resident Evil movie for Sony.