The first Resident Evil movie trailer from Weapons director Zach Cregger is finally here — and it looks like the horror video game series is getting the adaptation it deserves

• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has a terrifying first trailer
• The upcoming movie is being called a "reinvention" of the popular horror game franchise
• It will be released in theaters on September 18, 2026

Zach Cregger is refusing to rest on his laurels after the success of Weapons, as we now have a terrifying trailer for his take on the Resident Evil franchise.

The new movie arrives in theaters from September 18, and the plot teases: "In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos."

It seems that Cregger's Resident Evil won't be a direct remake of any of the games, a strategy that has worked well for other adaptations such as Prime Video's Fallout.

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