Like the zombies in Capcom’s hit Horror video game franchise, Resident Evil just won’t stay dead. After seven live-action movies, a live-action series that lasted one season, and loads of other media, Resident Evil is coming back to the big screen and it’s got a Hell of a director attached. THR reports Barbarian director Zach Cregger will write and direct a new film from Constantin Film and Playstation Productions.
Apparently, a studio bidding war is as the report states “Four studios are elbowing for the win, among them Warner Bros. and Netflix, according to sources.”
We’ve heard this before, but Cregger’s vision will “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games.”
That’s what Johannes Roberts attempted with 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, but fans had tuned out of this franchise by that time. It’s up to Cregger to find a way to get them interested again. And there’s reason to think an audience is still out there. Milla Jojovich starred in six movies that earned over $1B globally. You could argue the video games are more popular than ever right now.
Next up for Cregger is the long-awaited horror epic Weapons, opening in January 2026. He’s also a producer on next week’s thriller Companion, starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher.
