Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ reboot shall be made by means of Sony Photos.
The 44-year-old star will helm the as-yet-untiled movie based mostly on the horror recreation sequence and shall be launched on September 18 2026, after the studio gained a bidding warfare in opposition to Warner Bros. and Netflix.
He informed Deadline: “I’ve been a rabid fan of those video games for many years, and to have the ability to convey this wonderful title to life admitteis a real honour.”
Cregger has additionally penned the screenplay for the movie together with ‘Ballerina’ and ‘John Wick’ author Shay Hatten and whereas its content material is being stored below wraps, it has been reported that it’ll return to the “unique roots” of the gaming franchise.
Constantin Movie is producing the movie together with Robert Kulzer, Vertigo Leisure’s Roy Lee, Miri Yoon and PlayStation Productions.
Kulzer stated: “The world of ‘Resident Evil’ skilled by means of Zach’s imaginative and prescient is an irresistible feat.”
The unique movie within the franchise was launched in 2002, and 5 extra adopted up till 2016 however ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis’ was launched in 2021.
Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Photos Movement Image Group: “Zach is among the most proficient thrilling new administrators to return on the scene in a few years.
“His good method in restarting and refreshing this legendary Sony franchise immediately makes this one among our most essential releases in 2026.”
In line with The Hollywood Reporter, sources are “hopeful” that taking pictures for ‘Resident Evil’ shall be underway by this summer time.
Cregger can be on the helm of ‘Weapons’ – which stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich – by means of Warner Bros, and that’s due for launch in January 2026.
For that undertaking, Josh defined that he was persuaded to get on board after studying the “good” script.
Josh informed Collider: “I actually favored his first film, nevertheless it’s nonetheless new for him and all that. Then I met him a few instances and we talked by means of what he was pondering.
“It is a actually good script, to begin with. He is put collectively a extremely good forged, particularly now – Julia Garner, who I like, and Alden, who’s nice, who I did ‘Hail, Caesar!’ with. There’s lots of actually good folks concerned.”
