Resident Evil (September 18, 2026)

[6souls]

https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1898081279821611467
https://deadline.com/2025/03/residen...te-1236313985/

[Qalbert]

I am enjoying the sketch comedy to horror director pipeline

[6souls]

[Qalbert]

[Koul]

Kind of gave silent hill vibes lol or was it just me. I'm here for it though

[6souls]

Best take I've seen is that this MC is the Ethan of the films.

[bori]

All right, I'm in.

[Qalbert]

Zach Cregger on his 'Resident Evil' movie:

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"I wanted this movie to tell the story of what would happen if some idiot like me were dropped into the world of a Resident Evil game. So Austin plays not some badass with combat experience like Leon but just an average dude. That makes his experience of moving through this hellscape way more interesting to me than somebody who’s psychologically equipped"

"A pistol [is] the first weapon he acquires in the movie. Just like in the games, as he progresses through the world he’ll get better weapons. It’s such a fun moment when you’re playing RE and you finally get the shotgun or the machine gun and I wanted that sense of progression to be in the movie"

"Resident Evil is of course a franchise that’s got a ton of zombies but it’s also got all sorts of weirder monstrosities. Really wanted to make sure that we never got a handle on what kind of dangers we’d find. It’s not just a zombie movie. The T-Virus can have a lot of different effects and I wanted to make sure we had a variety of adversaries"

"The slow discovery of horrific elements is something I really love about Resident Evil. It’s not a run and gun action game. It’s about tension and atmosphere and so I really wanted to lean into that. As much as there’s plenty of action in the movie it’s equally important to honor the dread. That moment when you look down a dark passage and you know something awful is waiting in that darkness for you. You don’t want to go forwards but you can’t go back. That’s the sweet spot"

[6souls]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/reside...he-characters/

Director says the timeline of the film is during the events of Resident Evil 2, but there are no interactions with the game's characters.

[Qalbert]

[Salodin]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/reside...he-characters/

Director says the timeline of the film is during the events of Resident Evil 2, but there are no interactions with the game's characters.

Confirmed nuclear attack on the city then

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[Anoat]

Dude has an iPhone so it’s pretty clear set in modern day (or at least the last decade)

[6souls]

Typewriter save point is a nice touch

[6souls]

[chazzyphizzle]

highest rated resident evil movie on RT by a slight margin

[Melena]

Saw it tonight. By far the best one yet. So many easter eggs and a decent amount of comedy as well in to help balance what is a dark movie.

[Koul]

Same, just got back from it and loved the hell outta it. It does deviate but I could totally see it being like a youtube rip of all the cutscenes from an RE game

The easter eggs were really fun, few blink and you'll miss it type of stuff. My only complaint I guess would be

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the exposition dump from the umbrella employee lol it wasn't really that bad but sorta just felt outta place a bit

[Melena]

Same, just got back from it and loved the hell outta it. It does deviate but I could totally see it being like a youtube rip of all the cutscenes from an RE game

The easter eggs were really fun, few blink and you'll miss it type of stuff. My only complaint I guess would be

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the exposition dump from the umbrella employee lol it wasn't really that bad but sorta just felt outta place a bit

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if you're talking about the business guy in the SUV, I kind of liked it cause it gives you a nugget that umbrella Corp may not be good people

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[The Stig]

Watched it last night. Highly recommended for any RE player. Planning to watch again with same friend who has 2 members of our initial watch party were unable to make it.

The comedy was great. Had it been a straight up horror with minimal comedy I don't think it would've been good, or a Resident Evil.

[chazzyphizzle]

it was pretty great all around, good fun