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Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Reboot Targets Game-Like Thrills at $80M Scale

Constantin Film gave the Barbarian filmmaker carte blanche for an original Raccoon City story.

Overview

  • Producer Roy Lee describes a “roller coaster ride of nonstop action” delivered from a single character’s point of view.
  • Lee says Cregger wants viewers to feel the tension of the games, including limited resources and the dread of entering hostile spaces.
  • The film charts an original narrative set in Raccoon City with no expected appearances by legacy game characters, according to studio comments.
  • The budget has climbed to roughly $80-plus million, representing a significant step up from Cregger’s previous features.
  • Principal photography has wrapped and the project is in post-production for a September 18, 2026 theatrical release, with plot details still secret and a courier-to-hospital premise only rumored.