After scoring two box office and criticism with Barbarian (2022) y Weapons (2025), the filmmaker Zach Cregger It will remain committed to horror movies and the original projects.
Interestingly, your next project will be a new movie of Resident Evil from Sony Pictures, which describes how An original story.
In an interview with EW, Cregger said:
“It is a completely original story. When they see it, they will think: 'This is very zach'. Simply, It develops in the world of Resident Evil. I don't think games of the games are disappointed. “
“I think when they see it, they will understand how I can be obsessed with the original ideas and yet make a film based on an intellectual property. I know that it doesn't make much sense now, but I hope I have it later”.
Cregger will direct the script he co -written with Shay had (John Wick: Chapter 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Ballerina).
The cast is headed by the newly announced Austin Abrams (Weapons, Scary Stories to tell in the Dark) y Paul Walter Hauser (The Naked Gun, The Fantastic Four: First Steps).
About the character in charge of Abrams, who at the moment we do not know who it will be, Cregger advances:
“It is perfect for the role in Resident Evil”.
Abrams worked under Cregger in the aforementioned Weaponsplaying a young man with a roof with addiction problems.
While we are expected to meet other cast members, Cregger explains the following about Leon S. Kennedy, the favorite character of the fans of the video game saga:
“I will not steal Leon to include it in an original story. I think it would be presumptuous. But I respect the games enough to tell a story of Resident Evil inside the resident Evil canon that keeps everything they love of the games of the games“.
Based on Capcom video games, the film franchise Resident Evil He launched with the original Sony film of 2002, starring Milla Jovovich. The combined box office of the six films that make up the film saga, has exceeded $ 1.2 billion worldwide. In 2021, the reboot was launched Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Citywith direct premiere on Netflix.
The producers of the new Resident Evil They include Robert Kulzer of Constantin Film, Roy Lee and Miri Yoon from Vertigo Entertainment, and Asad Qizilbash and Cater Swan of PlayStation Productions.
Constantin Film produces and co -finance the project.
The movie has provided for its cinemas premiere for September 18, 2026.
Source: https://cine3.com/resident-evil-zach-cregger-historia-completamente-original-ambientada-mundo-del-juego/
