# The New Resident Evil Movie Already Looks Like A Love Letter To The Games

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-new-resident-evil-movie-already-looks-like-a-love-letter-to-the-games/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:56:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T03:24:19+00:00
- Original publisher: GameSpot
- Original article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-new-resident-evil-movie-already-looks-like-a-love-letter-to-the-games/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Gaming, TV

## Key points

- Trailer suggests strong Resident Evil game references.
- New story is set during Raccoon City’s outbreak.
- Film arrives in cinemas on 18 September.

## Summary

A new trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film suggests that the forthcoming adaptation will closely reference Capcom’s games while telling an original story. Set during the Raccoon City Incident, it follows a new character, courier Bryan, as he tries to survive the outbreak caused by Umbrella Corporation bioweapons; the apparent attention to familiar imagery matters because it may reassure fans after earlier films took broader liberties with the source material.

GameSpot highlights several apparent game references, including a first-aid-kit-like delivery bag, Umbrella’s red-and-white colour scheme, a shotgun resembling Resident Evil 7’s M21, Heavy Field Buckshot ammunition from Resident Evil 4 and 5, and the franchise’s typewriter save point. Austin Abrams plays Bryan and Paul Walter Hauser plays Carl; the 95-minute film is due in cinemas on 18 September.

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