Stranded traveler gets more than he bargained for in Resident Evil teaser

But now it’s Cregger’s turn. According to Cregger, this new film is not a direct game adaptation, but an original story with original characters set in the same fictional universe. He told the audience at CinemaCon that his film will have “no narrative acrobatics, time jumps or disorienting chapter things,” preferring his audience to be “locked in with a protagonist on a foot journey through a world hell-bent on destroying them.” Nor will it be like Weapons; Craggler’s Resident Evil vision, he said, is closer to Evil Dead II. But it would, he said, be “true to the spirit of the games.” Per the official logline: “Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in a nonstop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.” Joining Abrams (who also appeared in Weapons) in the main cast are Paul Walter Hauser as Carl; Zach Cherry as Dave; Kali Reis as Pauline; and Johnno Wilson as Max. The new Resident Evil hits theaters on September 18, 2026.