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Zach Cregger Granted Carte Blanche for Resident Evil Reboot, Now in Editing for Sept. 18, 2026 Release

The studio says the film is an original origin story set in the game's universe using new characters.

Overview

  • Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben says Cregger had carte blanche to shape the franchise for the new movie.
  • Berben confirms principal photography has wrapped and the film is in post-production ahead of Sony’s theatrical rollout.
  • Cregger has said the story is entirely new within the Resident Evil world and does not retell arcs of legacy protagonists.
  • The film was co-written by Cregger and Shay Hatten and shot by Dariusz Wolski, with Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry and Kali Reis in the cast.
  • Constantin frames the project as a reinvention that honors game lore, with Cregger describing a "comedic" and "crazy" origin tone.