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The new Resident Evil is about a basic human question (with zombies), says Weapons director
Director Zach Cregger says we'll all know what his new Resident Evil movie is about in the opening scene.
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Horror movies are never about the scary thing on the screen. They’re always about something happening in the world around us. So it shouldn’t be a surprise to find out that the new Resident Evil movie isn’t just about the zombies; it’s about the impossible task of trying to bring a child into a world that seems to be slowly collapsing around us.
Director Zach Cregger gave that insight into the central theme of his upcoming Resident Evil movie, which is the second reboot of the horror franchise in the past decade, in a recent interview appearing in the latest issue of Empire Magazine. We don’t know much about the plot of Resident Evil except that it takes place alongside Resident Evil 2 and follows medical courier Bryan as he tries to navigate Raccoon City during the zombie outbreak. Cregger explains that the movie opens with Bryan, “getting a call from his girlfriend, telling him that she’s pregnant. For Bryan, it’s already like being in a horror movie. It’s a terrifying situation for a young guy who doesn’t quite have his life figured out yet.”
It isn’t just the unexpected pregnancy that has Bryan terrified; he’s also got the whole zombie apocalypse to contend with. But the idea of bringing a child into this world is still hanging over his head. Cregger says that is a question plenty of people ask themselves. “[Is it right to] bring a child into a world that just seems to be getting worse and worse? We’re wrestling with that question. Only for this character to find out it’s even worse than he’d imagined… It’s interesting in Resident Evil, seeing a character ask that question in a way more terrible, fucked-up world.”
Resident Evil will land in theaters September 18, 2026.
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