Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Film Tells an Original Side Story, Not a Game Retelling

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil film, hitting theaters September 18, 2026, tells an original story set on the outskirts of the Resident Evil 2 game rather than retelling it. Protagonist Bryan (Austin Abrams) is a medical courier fighting to survive outside Raccoon City. No franchise film adaptation has previously used an original side-story approach. Sony Pictures distributes domestically.