‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger Writing and Directing Next ‘Resident Evil’ Movie

After seven live action movies and a short-lived Netflix television series, The Hollywood Reporter informs us tonight that Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions are bringing the Resident Evil video game saga back to the big screen. Zach Cregger (Barbarian) is attached to write and direct the new movie, with several studios engaged in a bidding war for the project.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Borys Kit notes in tonight’s exclusive report, “Four studios are elbowing for the win, among them Warner Bros. and Netflix, according to sources.”

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is said to “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games,” which has something we have certainly heard before.

The most recent installment in the film franchise, director Johannes Roberts’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City took a similar approach back in 2021, but ultimately failed to resonate with fans. It came in the wake of six movies starring Milla Jovovich, which collectively surpassed $1 billion at the box office by embracing an action-heavy approach to the material.

More recently, the Netflix series “Resident Evil” ran for just one season before being axed by the streamer, premiering in July 2022 to mixed reviews before being cancelled that August.

Up next from Zach Cregger, meanwhile, is Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Weapons, which is being released in theaters on January 16, 2026. The film is being described as “a multi and inter-related story horror epic that tonally is in the vein of Magnolia.”

Stay tuned for more on Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie as we learn it.