{"id":1910413,"date":"2026-04-30T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1910413"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:07:01","slug":"our-first-trailer-for-zach-creggers-resident-evil-movie-has-echoes-of-weapons-and-more-but-does-fall-a-little-short-on-lickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1910413","title":{"rendered":"Our first trailer for Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil movie has echoes of Weapons and more, but does fall a little short on lickers"},"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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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>The first trailer for the Resident Evil movie, from Weapons director Zach Cregger, is here, and so far it doesn&#8217;t seem to be <em>all <\/em>that Resident Evil.<\/p>\n<p>Cregger is the latest to be tackling a Resident Evil movie adaptation, and if this trailer is anything to go by it looks very much like a horror film in the director&#8217;s style, rather than a straight forward video game adaptation of Capcom&#8217;s series. Though given the previous attempts, this is probably no bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than being inundated with known Resident Evil mutations such as lickers or the surprise appearance of a savage dog being fended off by capable members of the STARS team, here we instead get a poor soul wearing a knitted sheep-adorned bobble hat who is clearly out of his depth.<\/p>\n<p>This chap is trying to get hold of a loved one, and in his words, he is in a &#8220;seriously messed up situation right now&#8221;. All in all, the trailer is quite ominous and, well, Creggery. You can see for yourself via the video below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cAv0_XY9-rg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cAv0_XY9-rg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cAv0_XY9-rg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cregger &#8211; whose other 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 seems to be so far so true.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-rip-director-says-as-plot-spoilers-leak\">Cregger previously said he hasn&#8217;t &#8220;seen the movies&#8221; that have gone before<\/a>, because &#8220;that&#8217;s just not my thing&#8221;. The Resident Evil game series, though, well &#8220;that&#8217;s just a playground I just love,&#8221; the director said last year. &#8220;I think the movie is going to rip. I think it&#8217;s going to rip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll find out either way in September, but at least now we have our first proper clue.<\/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>The first trailer for the Resident Evil movie, from Weapons director Zach Cregger, is here, and so far it doesn&#8217;t seem to be <em>all <\/em>that Resident Evil.<\/p>\n<p>Cregger is the latest to be tackling a Resident Evil movie adaptation, and if this trailer is anything to go by it looks very much like a horror film in the director&#8217;s style, rather than a straight forward video game adaptation of Capcom&#8217;s series. Though given the previous attempts, this is probably no bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than being inundated with known Resident Evil mutations such as lickers or the surprise appearance of a savage dog being fended off by capable members of the STARS team, here we instead get a poor soul wearing a knitted sheep-adorned bobble hat who is clearly out of his depth.<\/p>\n<p>This chap is trying to get hold of a loved one, and in his words, he is in a &#8220;seriously messed up situation right now&#8221;. All in all, the trailer is quite ominous and, well, Creggery. You can see for yourself via the video below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cAv0_XY9-rg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cAv0_XY9-rg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil Official Trailer (2026) Austin Abrams. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cAv0_XY9-rg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cregger &#8211; whose other 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 seems to be so far so true.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-resident-evil-film-will-rip-director-says-as-plot-spoilers-leak\">Cregger previously said he hasn&#8217;t &#8220;seen the movies&#8221; that have gone before<\/a>, because &#8220;that&#8217;s just not my thing&#8221;. The Resident Evil game series, though, well &#8220;that&#8217;s just a playground I just love,&#8221; the director said last year. &#8220;I think the movie is going to rip. I think it&#8217;s going to rip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll find out either way in September, but at least now we have our first proper clue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Requiem Our first trailer for Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil movie has echoes of Weapons and more, but does fall a little short on lickers Midnight brain to gorge ya. 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