The battle to reboot Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise for the massive display screen is over, and Sony has been topped the victor. However whereas the ink should still be contemporary on the deal, Sony’s losing no time: it is already confirmed its new Resident Evil film hits cinemas on 18th September 2026.
Phrase of a Resident Evil film reboot first surfaced again in January, with Zach Cregger – author and director of 2022’s splendidly unpredictable Barbarian – hooked up to the mission. On the time, 4 studios – together with Warners Bros. and Netflix – had been reportedly vying for the rights to the profitable franchise, however Sony (as relayed by Deadline) has now received out.
The kerfuffle for Resident Evil is maybe not particularly stunning given earlier live-action film diversifications collectively generated a staggering $1.2bn on the field workplace. And Sony’s curiosity is especially not stunning, seeing because it was a significant beneficiary of all that cash underneath its earlier deal to inflict Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil movies upon the plenty.
And this is not Sony’s first try at a reboot both. It additionally launched 2021’s underwhelming Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis – however whereas the studio’s observe file with the franchise is not precisely encouraging, there’s a minimum of some motive to be optimistic. The very fact Cregger is onboard to write down and direct is an intriguing proposition, particularly given his obvious keenness to maintain his Resident Evil adaptation devoted to the video games.
“I have been a rabid fan of those video games for many years, and to have the ability to carry this superb title to life is a real honor,” Cregger instructed Deadline following Sony’s win. Constantin Movie is producing and co-financing the film, with PlayStation Productions additionally on board.
Will Sony’s newest try at a reboot do justice to Capcom’s esteemed – and let’s be sincere, completely preposterous – survival horror collection? With the subsequent Resident Evil film now pencilled in for a September 2026 launch, we’ll know quickly sufficient.
