The Wolfs actor Zach Cregger‘s is in early talks to star reboot of the Constantin-Sony function take of the Capcom videogame, Resident Evil.
The WME-repped Abrams can also be identified for enjoying Ethan Lewis on HBO’s Euphoria. Sony had no remark.
The newest iteration of Resident Evil, which pays homage to the unique horror videogame’s roots, is ramping up for a Sept. 18, 2026 theatrical launch. Cregger co-wrote the script with Shay Hatten.
The remake of Cregger’s Resident Evil went out to the city, and had Warner Bros at one level, nonetheless, Sony made positive the $1.2 billion grossing franchise stayed on the Culver Metropolis lot.
Constantin Movie is producing and co-financing the movie. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer, Vertigo Leisure’s Roy Lee (Barbarian, Minecraft) and Miri Yoon (Lady of the Hour, Weapons) and PlayStation Productions are additionally producing.
Nicole Brown will likely be overseeing the newest iteration of Resident Evil for Sony’s Columbia Footage.
Abrams and Cregger have already got robust ties because the actor just lately wrapped manufacturing on Cregger’s highly-anticipated thriller Weapons, which bows later this summer season. Previous to touchdown the supply for Resident Evil, Abrams additionally gained the coveted function in twentieth Century’s Whalefall, which he would shoot previous to Resident Evil.
Abrams, final yr he starred reverse George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Jon Watts’ Wolfs. The movie premiered on the Venice Movie Pageant and obtained a restricted theatrical launch within the U.S. in September earlier than its debut on Apple TV+. Abrams was additionally seen in Ethan Berger’s drama The Line alongside John Malkovich, Halle Bailey, Alex Wolff and Angus Cloud. That movie premiered on the 2023 Tribeca Movie Pageant and was launched in theaters in October 2024. In TV, Abrams appeared in Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn’s sequence Penelope, which premiered on the Sundance Movie Pageant and debuted on Netflix in September 2024.
Abrams gained followers and significant approval for his function because the beloved Ethan on HBO’s Euphoria. He additionally starred in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Do Revenge, which rapidly turned the most-watched program on Netflix when it debuted. He’s repped by WME, Amplified and lawyer Derek Kroeger.
