Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Trailer Teases Final 30 Seconds
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- Zach Cregger wrote and directed Sony's upcoming Resident Evil film adaptation, co-writing the screenplay with Shay Hatten, and described the project as 'all blood, all guts and all gory.'
- Austin Abrams stars as Bryan, a medical courier, in the latest trailer, where his character appears unflappable — captured in the 'no sweat' moment highlighted by the marketing.
- Cregger and Abrams teased the film's last 30 seconds, tricky camerawork, and set pieces that could become fan favorites.
- The film is positioned as Cregger's auteur horror riff on the Resident Evil video game franchise, with the source noting Cregger's standing as a 'horror aficionado.'
Why it matters: Sony is staking a major video game adaptation on Cregger's horror pedigree rather than a safe franchise play, and the trailer's emphasis on gore, a courier protagonist, and 'no sweat' Abrams suggests a tonal reset from prior Resident Evil films — a bet that lives or dies on whether horror fans and game loyalists converge.
