Zach Cregger hints at the setting and tone of his 2026 Resident Evil movie

In current weeks, Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger has been dropping hints about his subsequent film, a brand new tackle Capcom’s Resident Evil, explaining how his spin on the survival horror franchise will differ from the seven earlier live-action movies. However Cregger could not truly know simply how completely different they will be; he says he is by no means seen the opposite Resident Evil motion pictures.

Cregger’s Resident Evil, which begins filming subsequent month in Prague, will likely be an unique take. It is not immediately primarily based on any of the video games’ tales, however the movie will comply with the construction of the Resident Evil video games, he says.

“It takes place on the earth of the video games,” Cregger stated in an interview on the Double Toasted podcast. “However most significantly, the journey you will have as a viewer of watching this film goes to be much like the journey you could have as a participant whenever you play these video games. And what meaning is it follows one protagonist from level A to level B as they simply descend deeper and deeper and deeper into Hell.

“As somebody who’s performed I do not know what number of hundreds and hundreds of hours of Resident Evil, I really feel like I understand how that pacing can go and it is inherently cinematic. I really feel like there’s a fantastic film that may stay within this world and within that form of pacing.”

Cregger says that his Resident Evil film “feels inline with my sensibility, has my sense of tone, and it is only a a lot larger scale than Weapons and definitely Barbarian.” Regardless of mixed results for Resident Evil’s film franchise adaptations, Cregger thinks that “followers of the video games are in all probability going to be stoked” for his adaptation.

Story-wise, we’re nonetheless at the hours of darkness about Cregger’s interpretation of the franchise. However he did supply some fascinating shade in the course of the interview, saying that the film “in all probability lives extra on the earth of [Resident Evil] 2 and 3, however I might say it adheres extra to the tone of 4.” He factors out that the sport franchise is “extremely malleable,” bouncing between areas, tone, and even horror subgenres.

“I do not suppose I am taking any extra liberties with this [movie] than the sport franchise does in any respect,” he stated. “I am coloring throughout the traces.”

The following Resident Evil recreation, Resident Evil Requiem, is due out early subsequent 12 months. Cregger’s Resident Evil film is slated to reach in theaters on Sept. 18, 2026.