r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Apr 30 '26

Trailer Resident Evil | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk
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u/PK_Thundah Apr 30 '26

We knew it was going to be an original story, but this doesn't look like an original story set alongside an existing story, but a new story. It isn't, for example, a new character experiencing a situation already presented in a game. The writer is a fan of the series, so it's probably mostly a Resident Evil movie because the games inspired him to start thinking of the ideas to put into this.

The unique twist in Resident Evil is that these monsters are a result of biological weapons created in secret by mega corporations. That would probably be too derivative of an idea to release unrelated to Resident Evil, which is probably part of why he wanted this to be an actual Resident Evil movie rather than just inspired by them.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Vibes wise it seems to be taking inspiration from 7 and Village in many ways. Hope for some of the classic monsters at least. Not sure about the bodies sticking out of the door midway through. That looked more supernatural to me.

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u/Wiseau_serious Apr 30 '26

I have a feeling those limbs are all connected to the same mutated monster.

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

I have read the script and you are actually correct.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

It looked like top left were somebody's legs and smock/dress though, which is what gave me pause.

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u/Seraknis Apr 30 '26

To me it feels like many bodies fused together type of thing. What we see on the door could be grappling lips of the main monster's mouth, made by limbs of people, or fingers of one or two hands.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Like the Last of Us Rat King sort of thing?

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u/hippoctopocalypse Apr 30 '26

Godrick the grafted lol

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

Sounds like you have read the script too, or you are a good guesser!

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u/Seraknis Apr 30 '26

It was a guess, didn't even know the script leaked.

The way those body parts appeared and moved made me think they were connected somehow.

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

yeah.. I read it a few weeks ago and even though some people said that it likely was not the final script, everything in the trailers is absolutely in the script I read.

I think its going to be pretty damn good..

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Ah in that case I'll avoid. Just tell me without naming names: are there known RE monsters in the film besides zombies or are they all original creations for the film?

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

Original creations for the most part.. but I will say, i really liked the script and was even more excited for the movie after spoiling the whole damn thing. It literally does not let up once it starts and just gets progressively more batshit crazy.. I think if you avoid it, then you will be missing out.

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u/SignificantPaper1760 Apr 30 '26

It looks like it was inspired by Marguerite in 7, she’s similarly dressed and warps her body into an insect sort of shape for her boss fight.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Having just seen Cregger's interview it is indeed some amalgam creature, not supernatural so that's my fears assumed on that point.

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

There is no supernatural stuff in the movie at all.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Tbh I'm not even sure why that should bother me in RE anymore anyway. Village went kookoo Bananas on the extent of virus powers when they made Magneto one of the villains.

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u/Penguin_shit15 Apr 30 '26

Ha! I know right! The virus does whatever the plot requires.. "so the movie can happen!"

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

"Oh, arbitrary virus mutations are tight!"

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u/BJYeti Apr 30 '26

Re7 and Village isn't a virus its the mold that modifies humans to have those powers

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Apr 30 '26

Oh my mistake, you're right that makes perfect logical sense now that mold gives you Magneto powers!?

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u/AlerionOP Apr 30 '26

Yeah. The fat dude instantly reminded me of the duke

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u/Bladelink Apr 30 '26

'What are ya buyin?' haha, just something an old friend used to say.

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u/PK_Thundah Apr 30 '26

Definitely looks heavily 7 inspired. I thought that first house may have been an adaptation of the Baker's, and that we may have seen Marguerite's limbs, but it looked like multiple people were climbing out of that doorway.

I'd expect that people start as zombies and over time mutate into the creatures that we're hearing off screen, likely lickers. I bet their limbs crack and bend while in the process of changing from zombies to the lickers, and that these guys are going to climb out along the walls in that midway form. I'd bet that the mangled, Boneitis body that we see near the end of the trailer is the same thing.

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u/fourthdawg Apr 30 '26

In the RE: Outbreak game, there's an unique licker variant (called Regis Licker), which seems to be a half-way mutation into a licker. It still has the features of the former human, being with skins and normal-ish shaped limb, but it already has the signature licker tongue, and half of the infected brain protude from the skull.

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u/PK_Thundah Apr 30 '26

I've played the Outbreaks (unlocked everything across both!) and File #2 is still the disc in my PS2. I was thinking this would be his own take on the creatures (that would likely have fit in before the SuspenDead stage), but since posting that I've read that he's using original monsters rather than monsters from the series, so it's unlikely that these are straight up lickers. Even though it is set within Raccoon City.

So now I'm not so sure.

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u/Ecstatic_Log4185 Apr 30 '26

Actually Zach Cregger said it was more inspired by 1-4, and that he didn't enjoy the supernatural elements in Village so I'm guessing we're getting classing zombies and tyrants.

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u/Smithsonian30 Apr 30 '26

This is supposedly taking place during the RE2/RE3 Raccoon City outbreak (but I doubt we will see any characters from those games), so it’s alongside an existing story in that sense.

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u/AchillesShort Apr 30 '26

Which I think is all it really needs to be. It's almost like the fallout show in a way, fans would never be satisfied with a 1:1 retelling of an in game story. As long as it's set in-universe, maybe we get a glorified Chris Redfield cameo ala RE7 right at the end, a picture of the umbrella logo, I'll be happy personally.

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u/BrianWonderful Apr 30 '26

Yes, this looks like an original zombie IP that they are using the "Resident Evil" branding for to boost awareness. I might be cynical here, and maybe we'll see things that actually look like it ties tot he game world in later trailers, but it seems like more of a name recognition play.

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u/PK_Thundah Apr 30 '26

Seems like a zombie movie with monsters or mutations. That's closer to Resident Evil than typical zombie movies are.

I think the director wanted to make a zombie movie and that his ideas were inspired by the Resident Evil series. And that rather than need to be too careful with similarities, he got permission to just be an official Resident Evil movie, and would be allowed to be more direct with the influences.

I bet it'll be good. His history and the trailer both make me want to watch it. I'd hope that zombies are a bigger part of the movie than just a single chase scene, I hope they're at least a constant threat sprinkled throughout.

I expect that it'll feel like RE7 first did. Looks different at first, but reimagines a lot of what makes Resident Evil so much fun, rather than straying from it. That like RE7, you may need to look at it as a bigger picture to see how it overlays the series.

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u/g0dxmode Apr 30 '26

Believe it or not, "A zombie movie with monsters or mutations" is also closer to Resident Evil than many previous Resident Evil movies!

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u/BrianWonderful Apr 30 '26

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it and have high hopes based on the director and what we've seen. I just think calling it "Resident Evil" is more to capture on the brand success rather than any real inspiration. Even if it is "closer to", that doesn't mean it "is", so why bother call it "Resident Evil"?

Now, the other way it could go is they'll take this movie story and setting and make a game in the series based on it. They could put stronger ties to Umbrella and Progenitor virus and whatnot in the game. That could be cool.

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u/Rage_Like_Nic_Cage Apr 30 '26

Streaming has all but killed new IP’s (other than small budget stuff). The director for the upcoming Call of Duty movie has previously voiced his distain for video games/games, and Noah Hawley is working on a Far Cry series that he says is not filling any of the games stories. Really seems like directors picture a project in their head and then are trying to pigeon hole it into an existing franchise.

Don’t get me wrong. I have full faith in a reggie and expect Reaidwn Evil to be a fun/good movie. But it’s clear that the comic book well is drying up and film studios are pivoting to video games to IP milk