FILM · 2026 · USA
Resident Evil
- Directed by
- Zach Cregger
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Studio
- Constantin Film, Subconscious, Vertigo Entertainment
31 archived facts 7 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
A hapless medical courier fights for his life amid an outbreak of a deadly mutagenic virus in an isolated mountain town.
Summary: TMDB
All facts (31)
- #001
Following the November 2021 release of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, writer and director Johannes Roberts said that if a sequel were made he would like to adapt the story from Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (2000).
- #002
The German studio Constantin Film acquired the live-action adaptation rights to the video game series in January 1997. In the project's early stages, writers and directors such as Alan B. McElroy, George A. Romero and Jamie Blanks were attached, but their scripts were rejected.
- #003
Johannes Roberts also named Resident Evil 4 (2005) as a story he would want to adapt after Resident Evil – Code: Veronica.
- #004
The film was initially conceived as a prequel set in the same continuity as the video game series and was titled Resident Evil: Ground Zero; the title was changed after the September 11 attacks. With a cast announced in early 2001, principal photography began in March 2001 in Berlin.
- #005
Johannes Roberts expressed interest in adapting Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) and Resident Evil Village (2021) in the future.
- #006
In the story, the stolen T-virus spreads through the Hive, a genetic research facility belonging to the Umbrella Corporation; the facility's artificial intelligence, the Red Queen, seals the facility and kills everyone inside to prevent the virus from escaping.
- #007
Robbie Amell said he hoped to reprise the role of Chris Redfield in a sequel to Resident Evil, including the character's boulder-punching scene from Resident Evil 5 (2009).
- #008
Against a production budget of 33 million dollars, the film grossed 103 million dollars worldwide.
- #009
Tom Hopper confirmed in June 2022 that Sony and Constantin Film were satisfied with Resident Evil's performance on video-on-demand, and he expressed hope of playing Albert Wesker again.
- #010
In 2017, after the release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, producer James Wan showed interest in the project; Constantin Film chairman Martin Moszkowicz then announced that the series would be rebooted. Initially Greg Russo was to write the reboot's script and James Wan was to produce, but both left the project and Johannes Roberts was hired as both writer and director. Filming began on 17 October 2020 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and the film underwent reshoots in May 2021.
- #011
By October 2022, Resident Evil was among several projects that executive producer Martin Moszkowicz considered to be in development.
- #012
According to an entry on TMDb, a new Resident Evil film about a courier delivering a package to a remote hospital who finds herself in the middle of an outbreak is listed with a release date of 16 September 2026.
- #013
Martin Moszkowicz was skeptical about releasing films in theaters unless they were projected to be successful.
- #014
In April 2023, Raccoon HG Productions, the financier of Welcome to Raccoon City, was awarded a CA$2 million grant by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for a film called Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.
- #015
Greater Sudbury was selected as the principal location for Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.
- #016
According to entertainment journalist Jeff Sneider, the studio was considering Zach Cregger to direct the new Resident Evil film.
- #017
In January 2025, Zach Cregger was announced to co-write and direct a new Resident Evil film serving as a reboot of the film series. Constantin Film co-financed and produced it with PlayStation Productions and Vertigo Entertainment.
- #018
Four major studios, among them Warner Bros. Pictures and Netflix, entered a bidding war for distribution rights to the Resident Evil reboot. Sony Pictures won the bidding war in March 2025, with Columbia Pictures overseeing production.
- #019
In August 2025, Zach Cregger said the film would be an original story within the Resident Evil universe and would not include characters from the games, explaining that he would not retell Leon's story because the games already tell it.
- #020
Zach Cregger described the film as unlike Barbarian (2022) and Weapons (2025), comparing it instead to Evil Dead II (1987), and called it a love letter to the games, saying it was a story he would have wanted to write with or without the IP.
- #021
In September 2025, director Zach Cregger said he had never watched any of the earlier Resident Evil films. He stated that his 2026 film would draw more closely on the video game series, especially Resident Evil 2 (1998), Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999) and Resident Evil 4.
- #022
Speaking to PlayStation Blog in April 2026, Zach Cregger said he wrote the film so that it unfolds at the same time as the Raccoon City outbreak depicted in Resident Evil 2. He described the setting as an alternate timeline to the video games, placed in a contemporary period.
- #023
Zach Cregger said he wanted to build a story set within the world of Resident Evil, possibly on the periphery of the events of Resident Evil 2, in which Raccoon City is having its big night.
- #024
According to Zach Cregger, his aim was to tell a parallel story that honors the vibe and pacing players experience in the games.
- #025
In a September 2026 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Zach Cregger said he removed most of the jokes from Resident Evil after test audiences judged the film "too funny".
- #026
Austin Abrams entered talks in March 2025 to star in Resident Evil, following his role in director Zach Cregger's earlier film Weapons; the casting was confirmed in July.
- #027
Principal photography on Resident Evil began in Prague on October 10, 2025, with Dariusz Wolski as cinematographer.
- #028
Filming for Resident Evil concluded on January 22, 2026.
- #029
By February 2026, Resident Evil had entered the editing process.
- #030
The soundtrack for Resident Evil was composed by Ryan and Hays Holladay.
- #031
Ryan and Hays Holladay had previously co-scored Weapons with Zach Cregger.
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