‘Resident Evil’ – Austin Abrams in Talks to Star in Zach Cregger’s Movie
Director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) may have found one of the stars for his upcoming Resident Evil movie, with Deadline reporting that Austin Abrams (Wolfs, the upcoming Whalefall) is in talks to join the cast. Abrams is also starring in Cregger’s upcoming movie Weapons. After seven live action movies and a short-lived Netflix television series, Constantin Film […]
Director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) may have found one of the stars for his upcoming Resident Evil movie, with Deadline reporting that Austin Abrams (Wolfs, the upcoming Whalefall) is in talks to join the cast. Abrams is also starring in Cregger’s upcoming movie Weapons.
After seven live action movies and a short-lived Netflix television series, Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions are bringing Resident Evil back to the big screen, with Cregger writing and directing. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil hits theaters September 18, 2026.
This latest Resident Evil movie is said to “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games,” with Cregger and Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead) writing.
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.
