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The latest Resident Evil movie trailer has lots of fun nods to the games
Developed over time first seen 4 months ago
A new trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film highlights references to the video game series while introducing an original story set near the events of Resident Evil 2. It follows medical courier Bryan, played by Austin Abrams, as a delivery outside Raccoon City turns into a fight for survival against creatures in an apparently abandoned farmhouse.
The trailer includes familiar game-inspired elements such as a typewriter, shotgun shells and a medical pack, alongside a survival-horror atmosphere. It also features unsettling scenes in a blood-stained hospital, and the film is due to reach cinemas on 18 September.
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In short
- New trailer previews game references and survival horror
- Austin Abrams plays courier Bryan near Raccoon City
- Resident Evil opens in cinemas on 18 September
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The latest trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil film, directed by Zach Cregger of Weapons fame, has been released, revealing further Easter eggs for fans of the video game series ahead of its September cinema release.
- 4 months ago A new trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil film has been released, showcasing an original story set on the fringes of the Resident Evil 2 game world while packing in numerous references for long-time fans.
- 4 months ago A new trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film highlights references to the video game series while introducing an original story set near the events of Resident Evil 2.
Explained simply
Medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) delivers a package near the fictional Raccoon City and ends up trapped in a farmhouse fending off monstrous, infected creatures. The film is directed by Zach Cregger, best known for the horror hit Weapons, and is an original story that fits alongside the world of the Resident Evil 2 video game rather than retelling it directly.
Resident Evil began as a series of survival horror video games in the 1990s, built around outbreaks of a virus that turns people into zombie-like monsters, and has already spawned several previous film adaptations. This new instalment is being made with close attention to details from the games, and its trailers have been drawing attention for the way they reference specific items, locations and imagery familiar to longtime players. It is scheduled for release in cinemas on 18 September 2026.