<em>Resident Evil</em> Doesn’t Look Like the Games. It Looks Better.
Zach Cregger's upcoming film Resident Evil, set for release on September 18, 2026, departs significantly from the visual and narrative style of previous adaptations and the original video games. Despite lacking familiar locations, characters, and lore, the film aims to capture the core survival-horror experience that defines the franchise. Starring Austin Abrams as a medical courier trapped in a terror-filled farmhouse, the movie emphasizes tension, real-time dread, and atmospheric horror over direct game replication.
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EntertainmentMoviesResident Evil Doesn’t Look Like the Games. It Looks Better.Follow MoviesView feedResident Evil Doesn’t Look Like the Games. It Looks Better.Zach Cregger’s Weapons follow-up just might land the horror director back at the Academy Awards.By Eric FranciscoPublished: Apr 30, 2026 10:24 AM EDTCourtesy of Sony Pictures3 min readLast summer, Zach Cregger achieved auteur status with his smash hit Weapons, a horror film that ended up at the Oscars when Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Now, Cregger is back to raise hell again with Resident Evil, a new screen adaptation of Capcom’s video game franchise.
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