New Resident Evil film director Zach Cregger has replayed Resident Evil 4 'again and again'

Good news for Resident Evil fans: The director of the upcoming RE movie adaptation is a huge fan of the franchise.

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When a video game adaptation fails, one of the main criticisms is usually that the creators didn't understand the source material (see the Halo TV show backlash, for instance). Luckily, it sounds like that won't be the case for the new Resident Evil movie that's slated to release in 2026.

Horror film director Zach Cregger will be at the helm of the new Resident Evil film adaptation. Cregger is known for his suspenseful and mysterious horror movies, Weapons and Barbarian, and he's also a huge fan of Capcom's decades-long zombie survival games. That being said, Cregger won't be following every scrap of Resident Evil's winding lore.

"I am a gigantic Resident Evil game fan. I've played them all. I don't know how many times I've just looped [RE4] again and again--I just love it. I'm definitely not trying to be completely obedient to the lore of the games," Cregger told SFX Magazine in the latest issue.

"I don't think I'm breaking any major rules, but I also recognize that no matter what I do, people are going to come for me online. So all I want to do is just make a really good movie and tell a story that's compelling. I know that I'm gonna be happy with the movie, and hopefully other people will, too."

Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil film will release September 18, 2026, with Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, and Sony's own PlayStation Productions producing the movie.

The next big Resident Evil game, RE9 Requiem, will release many months sooner than the film on February 27, 2026.