According to IGN, a new Resident Evil reboot film is in the works with Zach Cregger — the director behind the unsettling horror hit Barbarian — at the helm, and a trailer has already given fans their first look at what this fresh take on the beloved survival horror franchise might feel like.
Why This Reboot Changes the Casting Conversation
Cregger's involvement is a genuine signal flare for horror fans. His approach to genre filmmaking leans into dread, character psychology, and slow-burn tension rather than pure action spectacle — which means this Resident Evil could look and feel very different from the Paul W.S. Anderson era. That tonal shift throws the casting conversation wide open. The S.T.A.R.S. roster — Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, Albert Wesker, and Leon S. Kennedy — could skew toward grounded, dramatic performers rather than action stars. Who fits that mold? That's exactly the debate myCast fans should be having right now.
What myCast Fans Are Already Thinking
The myCast community has wasted no time staking out positions. Across multiple active fan-cast stories for Resident Evil, a clear set of early favorites is starting to take shape. One of the more fully fleshed-out community stories already has picks across six major roles, and the selections are genuinely interesting.
For Chris Redfield, fans have tapped Gerard Butler — a choice that makes intuitive sense on a physical level, though Cregger's direction might call for someone with a bit more dramatic range to carry the psychological weight this reboot seems to be aiming for. Over at Albert Wesker, Antony Starr has earned a vote, and honestly, it's hard to argue with that instinct — his work as Homelander in The Boys proves he can do cold, calculating menace with unsettling charisma to spare. That feels very Wesker.
On the Jill Valentine front, Daisy Ridley is the early fan pick, and she brings an interesting mix of physicality and emotional accessibility to the table. For Leon S. Kennedy, Paul Wesley has been floated — a left-field choice that could actually work beautifully given Cregger's preference for actors who can do a lot with silence and reaction. Rounding out the picks, for Barry Burton and for Ada Wong give the ensemble a genuinely compelling texture. You can see and weigh in on all these picks across the community's fan-cast stories — including two additional stories where the roles are still wide open and waiting for your votes.