After years of Resident Evil movies that seemed increasingly disconnected from what made the games so memorable, Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil feels like a much-needed change of direction. Rather than retelling one of the games or centering the story around familiar characters such as Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, or Jill Valentine, Cregger and co-writer Shay Hatten have created a new story set within the Resident Evil universe. The film follows Bryan, played by Austin Abrams, a medical courier who suddenly finds himself caught in a nightmarish outbreak. It is a risky approach to a franchise with a very dedicated…
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Resident Evil is set to hit theaters on September 18, 2026, delivering a completely new take on the legendary survival horror franchise from Zach Cregger, the director behind Barbarian and the upcoming horror film Weapons.Rather than retelling one of the classic games, the upcoming reboot tells an original story set within the universe of Resident Evil 2. The film follows Bryan, a medical courier tasked with delivering a mysterious package to a remote hospital near Raccoon City before finding himself trapped in the middle of a horrific viral outbreak. Surrounded by mutated creatures and collapsing civilization, Bryan is forced into…