Zach Cregger teases Resident Evil's game-inspired camera style at SDCC

gamingJul 24, 202626841

Resident Evil (2026) sparked a surge of attention after director Zach Cregger showed a full trailer and teased at SDCC that his film will borrow the third person, game-like camera angles and occasional first-person beats from the games. The trailer centers on Austin Abrams' courier making his way through a breaking Raccoon City and includes a self-aware moment where the protagonist notices he is in a Zach Cregger movie. Early viewers who saw the first 18 minutes praised that sequence as tight, entertaining franchise filmmaking, and Cregger is selling the film as an IMAX-ready, September 18 theatrical release.

Bloody Disgusting

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From the mind of Zach Cregger, director of Weapons and Barbarian. The official trailer for RESIDENT EVIL has arrived. Filmed for IMAX and in theaters on September 18.

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sifighter.bsky.social10

Alright yeah I can definitely see game elements making their way into this movie.

otoha24.bsky.social3

Looks good! It will be nice to see this story from another person’s perspective.

The Chronicler3

Genuinely disturbed, genuinely interested, love the premise.

Oh yeah this looks so good.

Octo_Gnome1

Ooooh look at Zach wanting MORE attention! Just like always!

Khyzan1

That "trailer starts now" bit with every trailer i see is so annoying. I KNOW the trailer is starting, I'm already sitting to watch it.

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Slurms MacKenzie23

Deeply rude of them to make a Resident Evil adaptation that might actually be good 😠

Sixtus10

I am tentatively excited for this. We now have a new generation of directors who actually grew up playing these games and have a real relationship with them and that can only be a good thing for vidyagame adaptations.

Gray10

I love that I can actually imagine this being a new RE game. I really hope it's good!

Mr Thom8

In the UK he's called Zach Craiger.

Wurtzel7

Hablando de tráilers hypeadores, me había perdido esto y

Blue LaSíren 🔞🧜🏾‍♀️🇭🇹6

Do…. do Americans just uber around organs like that???

Thompson Toboggan5

I’m officially all in for this one! I’ll be a Zach Cregger stan if this lives up to the hype

Angel 🦇📚4

THEY RUN???? Also he's pathetic and going through the horrors, I'm seated. Also don't want to see Leon, but will be eternally devastated if the movie ends with the infection spreading there and we see baby Leon 😭😭 He just wants to be a police guy 😭

Kylie3

I will be there on opening night 🙌

Erick - smells like ink and stupidity3

Wait...wait...hold up, are we doing actual Resident Evil? ... could actually be...good?

maddie ★ othatsraspberry

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I went to the Resident Evil Takeover at Universal Horror Unleashed! It was super cute with great attention to detail and fun puzzles to solve. (They let me solve all 3 different puzzle kinds at the police station, but reprimanded me for not evacuating 😂)

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry219

The actors and staff were all really great! They had some characters who’d appear up on ledges, and others out on the floor.

Block's Gaming Reviews2

Lol it's so you to refer to Resident Evil as "super cute"

Every Film Now

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The official trailer for ‘RESIDENT EVIL’ from Zach Cregger, director of ‘WEAPONS’ and ‘BARBARIAN’. Filmed for IMAX. In theaters September 18. #ResidentEvil #ZachCregger

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Nathan Snyder4

This looks sick as hell. I am so pumped for this

✨ Zanarkand Starlight 🌙

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"they escaped into the Mansion, where they thought it was safe......yet....." 1998-On this day in the world of Resident Evil the STARS Alpha team members enter the forest to find the missing bravo team 1996-2026 30 years and were still playing! #REBHFun

2745d ago

🩸💀 The Horror Guru 💀🩸

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Words cannot describe how excited I am for Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL. Not because it's Resident Evil, but because it's Zach Cregger. 😂👍 youtu.be/mNd1gb19A-c?...

2245d ago

Signal Obscura Productions1

For me, it’s kind of both. I will argue that ‘Welcome to Raccoon City’ was at least half a good movie, and the same for the original adaptation. But so far, there hasn’t been a completely good resident evil film.

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Empire Magazine

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The all-new Resident Evil trailer sees hell break loose as Austin Abrams' courier makes his way through Raccoon City. The horror is the latest from Weapons director Zach Cregger. Watch it here: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

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Kris Dobbins

@krisdobbinsart.bsky.social

Love this bit in the new Resident Evil movie trailer where the main character sees the fact that he's in a Zach Cregger movie sneaking up on him

2245d ago

Sebas

@ohlookbirdies.bsky.social

Between Weapons, Barbarian and now Resident Evil, Zach Cregger sure loves making movies where a villain lives somewhere

1645d ago

Rotten Tomatoes

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Director Zach Cregger shares how the #ResidentEvil movie will mirror the game's camera angles and first person perspective at a #SDCC panel.

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Reactor Magazine

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Zach Cregger wants to capture the feeling of Resident Evil games rather than a direct adaptation. The new trailer is a good sign:

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OrphanPixels.bsky.social2

I have a soft spot for Paul WS's Resident Evils. (See also F&F) But this, I'll see at the cinema.

Spindoctor 🔞2

Oh this looks very fun. He's got the sopping wet and pathetic look down pat.

Jen 🏳️‍🌈

@nerodsi.bsky.social

The second trailer for Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil movie has been released Coming exclusively to movie theaters on September 18th, 2026 It was also recently confirmed that the movie would have a total runtime of 1 hour 35 mins

745d ago

Fryda Wolff

@frydawolff.bsky.social

Very easy to root for Zach Cregger. I hope his math works out to "One for them, two for me." He deserves it. RE's for them but I trust he'll make it work.

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Fandango

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Director Zach Cregger breaks down why audiences should experience #ResidentEvil in IMAX at #SDCC.

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Arlo ☻

@feraldactal.bsky.social

Am I gonna watch the new Resident Evil movie? Yeah. Am I excited for it? Not really. All the live action movies suck. I’m also not a huge fan of Zach Cregger. I know everyone love Weapons and Barbarian but I lowkey didn’t care for them. They started out strong but fell off towards the end 🤷‍♀️

745d ago

Crockett Houghton

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I had all but given up hope of getting to see a great Resident Evil film in my lifetime. Some were close but this, from Zach Cregger, looks awesome.

745d ago

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Zach Cregger teases Resident Evil's game-inspired camera style at SDCC

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