# ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer: Zach Cregger’s Take On Iconic Vidgame Is Coming For You (And Comic-Con)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/resident-evil-trailer-zach-creggers-take-on-iconic-vidgame-is-coming-for-you-and-comic-con/
- Published: 2026-07-23T16:19:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:05:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/resident-evil-trailer-zach-cregger-austin-abrams-1236876910/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Sony unveils Cregger’s Resident Evil trailer before Comic-Con.
- Austin Abrams plays a courier trapped in Raccoon City.
- The film reaches cinemas on 18 September.

## Summary

Sony has released a new trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil ahead of the director’s Comic-Con Hall H appearance. The film, due in cinemas on 18 September, follows medical courier Bryan as a delivery to Raccoon City General turns into a night-long fight for survival amid monsters, zombies and violent chaos.

Austin Abrams leads the cast alongside Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser, with Cregger co-writing the screenplay with Shay Hatten. Cregger says the adaptation will be a direct, protagonist-focused horror journey that aims to reflect the games’ spirit; the franchise began in 1996, while its original six-film run, led by Milla Jovovich, grossed more than $1.2 billion worldwide.

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