The upcoming Resident Evil reboot from Columbia Pictures and Barbarian‘s Zach Cregger will be released domestically on September 18, 2026 via Sony, Deadline reports today.
Little is known about the upcoming film aside from that it is co-written by Shay Hatten (Ballerina, John Wick: Chapter 3 & Chapter 4), based on Capcom's massively popular horror game franchise and according to The Hollywood Reporter, will be a “revamp that will take the title to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games, which date back to 1996.”
Constantin Film (the same studio behind the original Resident Evil film series starring Milla Jovovich) is producing and co-financing the film. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer, Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon and PlayStation Productions are also producing.
The news that Sony will stay onboard for Resident Evil comes after a competitive bidding war that allegedly saw four studios, including Warner Bros. and Netflix, competing to land the film.
Here's what Cregger had to say to Deadline:
“I’ve been a rabid fan of these games for decades, and to be able to bring this amazing title to life is a true honor,”
Kulzer adds:
The world of Resident Evil experienced through Zach’s vision is an irresistible feat,”
The original Resident Evil film adaptation premiered in 2002 starring Jovovich and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and went on to spawn five sequels, plus a soft reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, that premiered in 2021. The franchise has grossed a cumulative $1.2 billion globally in the last twenty three years.
Look out for more on Cregger's Resident Evil as we get it.
