# The latest Resident Evil movie trailer has lots of fun nods to the games

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-latest-resident-evil-movie-trailer-has-lots-of-fun-nods-to-the-games/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:07:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:38:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2221678/new-resident-evil-movie-trailer-fun-nods-to-games/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Gaming

## Key points

- New trailer previews game references and survival horror
- Austin Abrams plays courier Bryan near Raccoon City
- Resident Evil opens in cinemas on 18 September

## Summary

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.

## Coverage

- [Engadget: The latest Resident Evil movie trailer has lots of fun nods to the games](https://www.engadget.com/2221678/new-resident-evil-movie-trailer-fun-nods-to-games/)
- [Collider: ‘Resident Evil’ Officially Returns With a Terrifying New Trailer](https://collider.com/resident-evil-zach-cregger-first-trailer-austin-abrams/)

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