Director Zach Cregger and distributor Sony are bringing a new Resident Evil film adaptation to theaters, following a medical courier named Bryan trapped in a modern-day Raccoon City viral outbreak. Austin Abrams stars as Bryan in the movie, which runs parallel to the events of Resident Evil 2.
- Director: Zach Cregger
- Distributor: Sony
- Lead actor: Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier
- Co-star: Paul Walter Hauser as Carl, an Umbrella corporation employee
- Setting: Modern-day Raccoon City during a viral outbreak
Story And Accessibility
The production departs from previous screen versions by moving its timeline to the modern era. It functions as an independent story that shares the setting and timeline of the second game in the franchise.
Viewers can follow the plot without any prior knowledge of earlier games or film entries in the series.
Further enriching the narrative landscape, Paul Walter Hauser joins the cast as Carl, an operative embedded within the Umbrella corporation. His perspective grounds the corporate oversight and internal machinations happening concurrently with the street-level chaos navigated by Abrams's character. Rather than serving as a strict retelling of any single interactive title, the project carves out its own distinct narrative space within the established canon while maintaining the recognizable lore of the biological catastrophe.
Sony scheduled principal photography to take place entirely across soundstages and designated urban backlots in Atlanta, Georgia.
