Skip to main content
  • TotalFilm
  • Edge
  • Newsarama
  • Retrogamer
GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+
US EditionUS CA EditionCanada UK EditionUK AU EditionAustralia
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • More
    • PS5
    • Xbox Series X
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • PC
    • Platforms
    • Tabletop Gaming
    • Comics
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
    • Newsletters
    • About us
    • Features
Trending
  • Best Netflix Movies
  • Movie Release Dates
  • Best movies on Disney Plus
  • Best Netflix Shows
Don't miss these
Resident Evil Requiem gameplay reveal
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem Leon actor says the new horror game "could have been just a solo Grace" outing
Leon frowns in the care center in Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem's Grace actor says Leon's actor loves RE so much that everyone in the studio brought their A-game
A close-up of Grace talking with someone through glass in Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem actor says Capcom wanted "cinematic performances" to keep up with the technical side of the game
A close-up of Grace talking with someone through glass in Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem review: "A soaring piece of survival horror theater"
Gideon talks to a tied up Leon in Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem is getting story DLC, as well as photo mode and a new minigame that had better be Mercenaries
Resident Evil Requiem On the Radar screenshot of Leon leaning on a desk
Resident Evil 12 Resident Evil Requiem Easter eggs that had me pointing at my screen like Leo DiCaprio
Resident Evil timeline - Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Resident Evil Resident Evil fans would "go ballistic" for a Code Veronica remake, says Leon Kennedy's actor, spitting 100% facts
Resident evil requiem ending
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem's ending might finally solve the series' biggest problem
The first Resident Evil movie
Horror Movies Resident Evil director Paul W. S. Anderson says adapting games without playing them is "outrageous"
Resident Evil Requiem trailer
Resident Evil The complete Resident Evil Requiem guide for making it back to Raccoon City
Leon Kennedy wears a serious expression as he looks out in Resident Evil Requiem. GamesRadar+'s On the Radar banner surrounds the image, with impact written in the top left-hand corner
Survival Horror Games Resident Evil Requiem is building two futures at once, and I have a couple guesses as to what the next remake might be
Ghostwire Tokyo
Action RPGs Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami has been working on a new AAA action RPG for at least 1 year, and no one noticed
Leon Kennedy drives a car at night in Resident Evil Requiem, with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar branding
Resident Evil 14 years later, Resident Evil Requiem achieves what the series' most controversial game couldn't
A close-up of Grace talking with someone through glass in Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem leads let actors re-do "technically" perfect scenes if it made them happy, says Grace actor
Billie Roy in Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Horror Movies Upcoming horror movies coming in 2026 and beyond
  1. Entertainment
  2. Movies
  3. Horror Movies
  4. Resident Evil

Barbarian director says his "wild" Resident Evil movie will be "unlike any of the previous films", says it was "built in the spirit of the games"

News
By Amy West published 1 April 2025

Zach Cregger has teased what to expect from his fresh take on Capcom's iconic survival horrors

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil (2002)
(Image credit: Screen Gems)
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Flipboard
  • Email
Share this article
0
Join the conversation
Follow us
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Get the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox


By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful


An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
Subscribe to our newsletter

Zach Cregger says his "wild" new Resident Evil movie will be "unlike any of the previous films", and we're already intrigued as to what that might mean...

"There are moments in every Resident Evil game where you find yourself standing in the mouth of a dark passageway. One shot in the gun is left," he explained during Sony's presentation at CinemaCon 2025 (per Deadline). "You know that something horrible is waiting for you in that darkness, that awful moment where you have to will yourself.

"That's something that every Resident Evil game has perfected and has kept me and millions of other players returning to the series for decades. 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."

You may like
  • Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil: Requiem Horror visionary Zach Cregger is being given "carte blanche" for his Resident Evil movie
  • Resident Evil Requiem Zach Cregger's $80 million Resident Evil movie is going to be a "roller coaster ride of nonstop action"
  • True Detective: Night Country Resident Evil star says Zach Cregger's upcoming video game adaptation is a "comedic" and "crazy" origin story

While that certainly sounds like a Resident Evil flick, we're now wondering how Cregger is going to differentiate it from adaptations we've seen before. Paul W.S. Anderson's team-centric Resident Evil (2002) and its sequels weren't all that faithful to Capcom's source material, with their original characters, Alice in Wonderland references, and emphasis on the biblical and explosive action rather than dread-inducing biopunk. But Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), while poorly received, drew heavily from the first two games.

Will Cregger's outing fall somewhere between the two? We'll have to wait and see, because all we know about the movie so far is that Euphoria's Austin Abrams is set to star. Best known for helming Barbarian, Cregger just wrapped filming on Weapons, a new horror starring Abrams, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Julia Garner, and Josh Brolin that explores "police corruption, generational trauma, witchcraft, blood rituals, and religious abuse in a small Florida community".

Resident Evil releases on September 18, 2026. For more, check out our guide to the most exciting upcoming horror movies heading our way.

Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
Amy West
Amy West
Social Links Navigation
Entertainment Writer

I am an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things TV and film across our Total Film and SFX sections. Elsewhere, my words have been published by the likes of Digital Spy, SciFiNow, PinkNews, FANDOM, Radio Times, and Total Film magazine.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

Read more
Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil: Requiem
Horror visionary Zach Cregger is being given "carte blanche" for his Resident Evil movie
 
 
Resident Evil Requiem
Zach Cregger's $80 million Resident Evil movie is going to be a "roller coaster ride of nonstop action"
 
 
True Detective: Night Country
Resident Evil star says Zach Cregger's upcoming video game adaptation is a "comedic" and "crazy" origin story
 
 
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Requiem Leon actor says he's "cautiously optimistic" about upcoming film adaptation from Weapons director
 
 
Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil director says the 2002 adaptation was unfaithful because everyone would know game spoilers
 
 
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Requiem's protagonists are so different, Capcom says "it’s almost like having 2 games"
 
 
Latest in Horror Movies
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
After the first two movies were written by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 reportedly has new screenwriters
 
 
Jessie Buckley as Ida/Penny in The Bride
The Bride bombs at the box office with $13.6 million opening against a $90 million budget
 
 
Midnight Mass (2021)
Mike Flanagan's Exorcist movie adds 11 familiar faces from the Flana-verse
 
 
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Requiem Leon actor says he's "cautiously optimistic" about upcoming film adaptation from Weapons director
 
 
Nina Kiri as Evy in Undertone
Undertone releases another creepy teaser, and it looks like there's more to the upcoming horror movie than we thought
 
 
Jessie Buckley as Ida/Penny in The Bride
The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to "unholy mess"
 
 
Latest in News
Elsa Bloodshot in Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals devs felt "panic" at the thought of going into the live-service graveyard that just claimed Highguard
 
 
Palworld Pal with shocked expression
"I wouldn't rule out a Palworld 2.0," says Pocketpair publishing head, but don't expect a "No Man's Sky situation"
 
 
Dafne Keen brandishing her claws as Laura/X-23 in Deadpool and Wolverine
Marvel fans are debating whether Dafne Keen should become Wolverine or stay as X-23, and I've already chosen a side
 
 
Peak mesa biome
Peak came about after a bet between Content Warning and Another Crab's Treasure leads to see whose game would sell more
 
 
Key art for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred showing Mephisto, a spiky and angular demon, against a red, lightning backdrop, arm and claw raised menancingly, cropped to show more of him
Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion will be "really f*cking hard" at its highest difficulty, dev threatens
 
 
Jin, Mugen, and Fuu standing in a row
Samurai Champloo is getting a live-action Netflix series from One Piece studio, and the original creator is on board
 
 
LATEST ARTICLES
  1. Elsa Bloodshot in Marvel Rivals
    1
    Marvel Rivals devs felt "panic" at the thought of going into the live-service graveyard that just claimed Highguard
  2. 2
    Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion will be "really f*cking hard" at its highest difficulty, dev threatens
  3. 3
    Marvel fans are debating whether Dafne Keen should become Wolverine or stay as X-23, and I've already chosen a side
  4. 4
    "I wouldn't rule out a Palworld 2.0," says Pocketpair publishing head, but don't expect a "No Man's Sky situation"
  5. 5
    Peak came about after a bet between Content Warning and Another Crab's Treasure leads to see whose game would sell more

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Accessibility statement
  • Careers
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us
  • Accessibility Statement

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...