New Resident Evil Movie: Cast, Date and What Comes Next

Yes, there is a new Resident Evil movie, and it is already out: Resident Evil (2026), directed by Zach Cregger, opened in US theaters on 18 September 2026 through Sony Pictures. TheWrap reports that the $75 million budget was shared by TriStar Pictures, Constantin Film and Davis Films, with Sony handling the release. It runs 95 minutes and carries an R rating in the US. After this film, no further Resident Evil movie has been announced as of 3 November 2026, so the next Resident Evil movie after 2026 has no title, no cast and no date.

The film is the third run of the live action saga, and it helps to know where it sits. Six films ran from Resident Evil (2002) to Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, with Milla Jovovich as Alice (a character created for the films, who is not in the games), and Paul W. S. Anderson directed four of them. Johannes Roberts directed Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City in 2021, with Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield and Avan Jogia as Leon Kennedy. Cregger's film is a fresh start again, covered on its own page as Resident Evil (2026).

The setup is simple and tight. Bryan is an ordinary medical courier working a snowy night, and he accepts an urgent package delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital for double his usual rate. On the way a little girl bites him. At the hospital he meets people twisted by the Umbrella Corporation's outbreak, and the night becomes a fight to stay alive. If you want every film in sequence, the Resident Evil movies in order page lays it out, and the Resident Evil movies hub lists them all.

The numbers give the series a reason to continue, but nothing reported says it will. In my opinion, the 2026 film's results are the strongest case. It earned close to $400 million worldwide against a $75 million budget, according to The Numbers, which beats the previous franchise best of $312 million for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017). That earlier film cost $40 million. The 2021 reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, grossed $41.9 million on a $25 million budget, and the saga then moved to a new director rather than to a sequel.

That history suggests a pattern: each run in this series has ended and been replaced rather than extended, with the Anderson films as the one long exception. It could be argued that Cregger's film, with its single night in one hospital, was built to stand alone, and that a studio would need a new angle to justify a second trip. That is my reading, not reporting. Sony could return to Bryan, bring in a game character such as Leon Kennedy or Claire Redfield, or simply wait.

So, what can you actually plan around? The status is released, the date was 18 September 2026, and nothing has been announced after it. If you have not seen the earlier films, start with the Resident Evil movies in order page, then visit the new Resident Evil movie trailer page.