{"id":1815748,"date":"2026-03-09T11:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1815748"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:34:12","slug":"if-this-latest-film-leak-is-to-be-believed-resident-evil-movie-director-zach-cregger-is-going-to-give-us-a-rather-wild-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1815748","title":{"rendered":"If this latest film leak is to be believed, Resident Evil movie director Zach Cregger is going to give us a rather wild ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul 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loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-09T11:34:12+00:00\">March 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/if-this-latest-film-leak-is-to-be-believed-resident-evil-movie-director-zach-cregger-is-going-to-give-us-a-rather-wild-ride?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"50f32f00-4134-42c6-8d2a-21e4b9383601\" data-name=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Weapons director Zach Cregger is the latest to be tackling a Resident Evil movie adaptation, and it has to be said, if the latest leak is indeed true, it sounds like we are all in for one truly bananas experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be aware of major (potential) spoilers for Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil adaptation below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Now, you may remember last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-rip-director-says-as-plot-spoilers-leak\">a short teaser for the upcoming Resident Evil film made the rounds online<\/a>. This particular leak spoke about a laid-back organ courier by the name of Bryan, who ends up knocking over &#8220;a strange woman&#8221; while driving on a snowy road en route to Raccoon City General Hospital. However, what&#8217;s this? The lady survives! And there is actually a full-blown outbreak kicking off all around!? Oh no!<\/p>\n<p>We now have a few more details thanks to another leak, and if they do indeed turn out to be accurate, poor Bryan is in for a right time. The latest leak gives the entire plot and reveals Bryan has a pregnant wife, which he is trying to get back to, but there lies a whole lot of tentacle-based chaos between him and her.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You see &#8211; according to a leaked script, which was shared and then removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1rmsk1j\/resident_evil_movie_script_by_zach_cregger_shay\/\">reddit<\/a> (which adds to its validity), before a summary of it all was preserved over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/resident-evil-movie-script-by-zach-cregger-shay-hatten-leaked.1456264\/\">Resetera<\/a> &#8211; it is not just zombie men and women Bryan will have to contend with, but tentacled-mouthed dogs, zombies that puke acid and &#8211; erm &#8211; zombie toddlers which he will have to fend off with a mop, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, Bryan also becomes infected, and as he tries desperately to deliver an antivirus, things go more than a tad awry, and he doesn&#8217;t get a happy ending. Rather, he transforms without realising and kills those trying to develop the cure before, I kid you not, he joins their bodies with his. Like I said, it all sounds wild, and if true, Cregger is really making the world of Resident Evil his own.<\/p>\n<p>Cregger &#8211; whose previous work includes 2022&#8217;s Barbarian, which our Matt describes as &#8220;wonderfully unpredictable&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-movie-reboot-snapped-up-by-sony-and-it-already-has-a-release-date\">was first announced to be helming the next Resident Evil movie in March of last year<\/a>. Since then, the director has assured fans that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-be-unlike-any-of-the-previous-adaptations-says-director-as-euphoria-actor-eyed-for-starring-role\">his adaptation will be &#8220;unlike any of the previous films&#8221; in the franchise<\/a>, which certainly sounds to be a fair enough statement given everything I have just read.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from resident evil requiem\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-resident-evil-requiem.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.779270633397313\" width=\"927\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from resident evil requiem\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-resident-evil-requiem.jpg\" height=\"521\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.779270633397313\" width=\"927\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the games, the latest series release Resident Evil Requiem made its debut earlier this year, and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-has-surpassed-5m-copies-sold-in-less-than-a-week\">been met with critical and fan acclaim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">recently awarded Resident Evil Requiem five stars<\/a>, with our Matt calling it &#8220;both a masterful bit of suffocating horror and a nostalgic, fan-thrilling victory lap for the legendary series&#8221;. Soon after its debut, Requiem saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiems-steam-concurrent-peak-is-the-biggest-in-franchise-history\">biggest concurrent Steam player count<\/a> in Resident Evil history.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are one of the many currently making your way through Resident Evil Requiem but need a little steer in the right direction, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-walkthrough\">check out our guides<\/a>. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-final-puzzle\">even have one on that oh-so-obtuse final puzzle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Weapons director Zach Cregger is the latest to be tackling a Resident Evil movie adaptation, and it has to be said, if the latest leak is indeed true, it sounds like we are all in for one truly bananas experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be aware of major (potential) spoilers for Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil adaptation below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Now, you may remember last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-rip-director-says-as-plot-spoilers-leak\">a short teaser for the upcoming Resident Evil film made the rounds online<\/a>. This particular leak spoke about a laid-back organ courier by the name of Bryan, who ends up knocking over &#8220;a strange woman&#8221; while driving on a snowy road en route to Raccoon City General Hospital. However, what&#8217;s this? The lady survives! And there is actually a full-blown outbreak kicking off all around!? Oh no!<\/p>\n<p>We now have a few more details thanks to another leak, and if they do indeed turn out to be accurate, poor Bryan is in for a right time. The latest leak gives the entire plot and reveals Bryan has a pregnant wife, which he is trying to get back to, but there lies a whole lot of tentacle-based chaos between him and her.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You see &#8211; according to a leaked script, which was shared and then removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1rmsk1j\/resident_evil_movie_script_by_zach_cregger_shay\/\">reddit<\/a> (which adds to its validity), before a summary of it all was preserved over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/resident-evil-movie-script-by-zach-cregger-shay-hatten-leaked.1456264\/\">Resetera<\/a> &#8211; it is not just zombie men and women Bryan will have to contend with, but tentacled-mouthed dogs, zombies that puke acid and &#8211; erm &#8211; zombie toddlers which he will have to fend off with a mop, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, Bryan also becomes infected, and as he tries desperately to deliver an antivirus, things go more than a tad awry, and he doesn&#8217;t get a happy ending. Rather, he transforms without realising and kills those trying to develop the cure before, I kid you not, he joins their bodies with his. Like I said, it all sounds wild, and if true, Cregger is really making the world of Resident Evil his own.<\/p>\n<p>Cregger &#8211; whose previous work includes 2022&#8217;s Barbarian, which our Matt describes as &#8220;wonderfully unpredictable&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-movie-reboot-snapped-up-by-sony-and-it-already-has-a-release-date\">was first announced to be helming the next Resident Evil movie in March of last year<\/a>. Since then, the director has assured fans that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-be-unlike-any-of-the-previous-adaptations-says-director-as-euphoria-actor-eyed-for-starring-role\">his adaptation will be &#8220;unlike any of the previous films&#8221; in the franchise<\/a>, which certainly sounds to be a fair enough statement given everything I have just read.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from resident evil requiem\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-resident-evil-requiem.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.779270633397313\" width=\"927\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from resident evil requiem\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-resident-evil-requiem.jpg\" height=\"521\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.779270633397313\" width=\"927\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the games, the latest series release Resident Evil Requiem made its debut earlier this year, and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-has-surpassed-5m-copies-sold-in-less-than-a-week\">been met with critical and fan acclaim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">recently awarded Resident Evil Requiem five stars<\/a>, with our Matt calling it &#8220;both a masterful bit of suffocating horror and a nostalgic, fan-thrilling victory lap for the legendary series&#8221;. Soon after its debut, Requiem saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiems-steam-concurrent-peak-is-the-biggest-in-franchise-history\">biggest concurrent Steam player count<\/a> in Resident Evil history.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are one of the many currently making your way through Resident Evil Requiem but need a little steer in the right direction, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-walkthrough\">check out our guides<\/a>. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-final-puzzle\">even have one on that oh-so-obtuse final puzzle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Requiem If this latest film leak is to be believed, Resident Evil movie director Zach Cregger is going to give us a rather wild ride Umbrella enchanted. 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