Kultur·30.04.2026KI-Zusammenfassung Zach Cregger to Direct New Resident Evil Film for Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures has tapped Zach Cregger, writer-director of Oscar-winning horror film Weapons, to direct a new Resident Evil film. The project marks another attempt to reboot the franchise after 2021's poorly received Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City grossed just $42 million globally. The new film, starring Austin Abrams as protagonist Bryan, will be an original story set in the Resident Evil universe rather than a direct game adaptation, releasing September 18, 2026.