Overview
- Sony Pictures and Columbia unveiled the first teaser Thursday, confirming a September 18, 2026 theatrical rollout promoted as filmed for IMAX.
- Zach Cregger, which interviews Friday placed alongside Resident Evil 2’s Raccoon City outbreak, said the film tells a new story in the games’ world rather than retelling a known character arc.
- The teaser shows a single‑protagonist survival run with tense resource hunting and grotesque mutants, matching Cregger’s CinemaCon promise to keep viewers locked to one character through a relentless night.
- Austin Abrams leads as Bryan with Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, and Kali Reis in support, from a script by Cregger and Shay Hatten, with production by Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions after a Prague shoot now in post.
- Constantin CEO Oliver Berben said Cregger had carte blanche on the IP, signaling a studio‑backed pivot toward lean, gory survival horror after past screen versions split fans and critics.