Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Movie Is a 'Complete New Set up' for Zombie Series

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie is a 'complete new set up' for zombie series

With the movie now in post production, Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben has teased Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is a "complete new set up" for the zombie franchise.

Oliver Berben On New ‘Resident Evil’ & Taking Constantin Film To The Next Frontier: “We Want To Be The Place In The Independent Market For ‘Triple-A’ Filmmakers”

Oliver Berben refuses to be stuck in the past. When the longtime Constantin Film exec stepped into the role of CEO nearly two years ago, he had a clear vision of how he wanted to steer the German production-distribution powerhouse to the next frontier and embrace indie-style fearlessness while building on the company’s 75-year-legacy.  “The […]

Weapons Director Zach Cregger Had "Carte Blanche" to Make the Upcoming Resident Evil Film His Own

We first heard that Capcom would be looking to reboot the Resident Evil film franchise all the way back in 2020, with a less-than-impressive first outing with Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. That was followed by another less-than-impressive TV series, which was canned after one season. Now, there's another new film coming, but with a lot more pedigree behind it, with Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger leading the charge. Last Se…

The director of the new Resident Evil movie was allowed to do "whatever he wanted" with the IP following Weapons' success

The Resident Evil franchise is the bad kind of nightmare when it comes to adaptations. The movie series kickstarted by Paul W.S. Anderson back in 2002 found tonnes of success, but it's hard to suggest it was quality blockbuster filmmaking. Then came an even worse (despite all the reverence for the source material) movie in 2021, that failed to create a new continuity. And let's not talk about Netflix's 2022 series... Now, in 2026, we're waiting …

Weapons director had ‘carte blanche to do whatever he wanted’ with Resident Evil movie reboot, studio CEO says

Zach Cregger’s take on Resident Evil will hit cinemas in September…

Horror visionary Zach Cregger is being given "carte blanche" for his Resident Evil movie: "We are creating something new"

Resident Evil is welcoming fresh faces