Resident Evil (2026 film)

Resident Evil is an upcoming horror film directed by Zach Cregger, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shay Hatten. Based on the video game series by Capcom, the film is the second reboot and eighth overall installment in the Resident Evil film series and will tell an original story unrelated to the previous films and inspired by the early video games of the series. It stars Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser. It is a co-production of Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions. Plans for another Resident Evil reboot began in early 2022 following the critical and commercial failure of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) and the cancellation of the 2022 Netflix television series. The series' future had been in discussion since former Constantin chairman, Martin Moszkowicz, revealed the producers had plans for future installments and a new television series. By 2023, several outlets reported a grant of CA$2 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for the production of a film titled Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, while Cregger was eyed by Sony Pictures in mid-2024. Pre-production officially began in January 2025, with Constantin co-producing a new film alongside PlayStation, while Cregger would direct and co-write the script with Shay Hatten. Four studios, including Warner Bros. Pictures and Netflix, bid for distribution rights, with Sony Pictures Releasing's Columbia Pictures winning in March that same year. Filming began in October 2025 in Prague. Resident Evil is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2026.