A new remake of Resident Evil is coming on the horizon, and there are already a ton of exciting details about the upcoming video game movie.

The battle to reboot Capcom's Resident Evil franchise for the big screen is over, and Sony has been crowned the

A release date is officially set for the Resident Evil movie from Barbarian director Zach Cregger as various producers join the project.

Zach Cregger, the director of the upcoming Resident Evil movie, is reportedly getting quite the payday for the reboot despite his small filmography.

Sony Pictures is reviving the Resident Evil franchise with a new film directed by Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger. The highly anticipated reboot is scheduled for a theatrical release on 18 September, 2026 and will reportedly return to the horror roots of Capcom’s iconic survival horror games.

The previous Resident Evil films have all been released under Sony Pictures. This includes the film series by Paul W.S. Anderson and Resident Evil: Raccoon City, released in 2021. To date, the film franchise has amassed $1.2 billion in revenue worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing video game feature film franchises of all-time.

Director Yasuhiro Ampo has revealed that the Resident Evil 2 remake was inspired in part by fan projects at the time. Clearly, people wanted to see the classics with a next-gen lick of paint, as it became the second-best-selling game in the series.