Resident Evil is back on the big screen with a new film directed by Zach Cregger, due in French cinemas on September 16, 2026. After a teaser released in June, this new trailer lays out the starting point of the adaptation, starring Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser and Zach Cherry.
The film centers on Bryan, a medical courier played by Austin Abrams. Thrown into a feverish race to stay alive, the young man watches the world around him descend into total chaos. The official synopsis stays deliberately concise, offering no details yet on the exact nature of the catastrophe he confronts.
This new story lands in the Resident Evil universe, the horror video-game franchise created by Capcom and already brought to the big screen several times. The project, however, does not directly pull from the plots of the earlier films: it follows a fresh protagonist, caught in a scenario that quickly spirals beyond him.
Zach Cregger directs the film and co-writes it with Shay Hatten. The filmmaker continues his foray into horror after Barbarian, a project built around a secluded location that hides a chilling threat, then Évanouis. Austin Abrams, who already appeared in the latter, is back here in the lead role alongside the director.
The cast also features Paul Walter Hauser, best known for his role in Richard Jewell, and Zach Cherry, renowned for his work on the series Severance. Kali Reis rounds out the announced cast. The precise roles of their characters in the story haven’t been disclosed yet.
By following a medical courier instead of a video-game hero, this adaptation adopts the viewpoint of an ordinary man confronted with a sudden crisis. The trailer primarily frames the film as a high-velocity survival story, while still keeping the mystery surrounding the events that spark the chaos.
Resident Evil should appeal to fans of the franchise as well as viewers who have followed Zach Cregger’s work since Barbarian. His horror universe and survival-driven story, however, are aimed at a discerning audience, particularly because of the violence and implied threats suggested by the early footage.
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