Actor Paul Walter Hauser (The Naked Gun, Cruella) is set to join Weapons director Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil movie, Deadline reports today. Hauser joins previously announced lead Austin Abrams (Wolfs, the upcoming Whalefall), who reteams with his Weapons director. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil hits theaters September 18, 2026. Plot details are under wraps, but Constantin Film […]
Cregger’s Resident Evil is said to “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games,” but the filmmaker doesn’t intend on being a slave to the franchise’s lore.
“I am a gigantic Resident Evil game fan. I’ve played them all. I don’t know how many times I’ve just looped [RE4] again and again. I just love it. I’m definitely not trying to be completely obedient to the lore of the games,” Cregger recently said. “I’m trying to tell a story that just feels authentic to the experience you get when you play the games.”
The filmmaker also warned to expect a very different type of movie from Barbarian and Weapons. “This movie follows a person from point A to point B. It’s like a real-time journey, where you just go deeper and deeper into the depths of Hell,” Cregger continues. “And it’s really a love letter to the games. Because I love those games. This is a story that I would’ve wanted to write whether I got the IP or not. I just happen to be able to have these Resident Evil people be down. So I get to play in that sandbox. I’m doing it because I think this movie is going to be fucking awesome.”
Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the pic. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer will produce alongside Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan. Constantin and Davis Films’ Victor Hadida are executive producing.
