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Sony Unveils First Look at Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil With Sept. 18 Release

The CinemaCon reveal frames the reboot as a game‑inspired survival sprint with one on‑the‑run protagonist.

Overview

  • Sony screened the first trailer at CinemaCon on Monday, confirmed a Sept. 18, 2026 theatrical release, and named a cast led by Austin Abrams with Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Johnno Wilson.
  • The official synopsis introduces Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier caught in a nonstop, one‑night fight to survive as the world around him unravels.
  • Footage showed stark, snowy visuals and creatures on the prowl, including a rooftop zombie swarm, bodies slamming into cars, and a pale monster in a sewer.
  • Cregger said the film sticks to a single point of view to mirror the games’ pacing and dread, noting he co‑wrote with Shay Hatten as Constantin Film helped finance the production.
  • This marks a fresh big‑screen reboot of Capcom’s 1996 franchise after six Paul W. S. Anderson films and the 2021 relaunch Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.