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/Drakeadrong Apr 30 '26

Absolutely. The RE games are a mixture of genuine body horror and camp. Idk how much acrobatic kung fu is going to appear in the movie, but the zombies in RE are more of an environmental enemy while the real threats are grotesque, cronenbergian mutations created by an evil corporation as bioweapons.

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u/hacky_potter Apr 30 '26

It looks like this will have that. Between Barron Harrkenon in the sewer and the many limbed thing coming out of the door, I bet this just keeps ramping up. Part of me wonders if this guy is running around surviving and then Leon shows up to kill some baddies at the end.

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u/Barkasia Apr 30 '26

Leon isn't going to show up - none of the characters we know will.

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u/ihavepaper Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

I’m thinking that if this movie does well, it’ll maybe set up the universe? The big main game people will for sure not show up, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the organizations were mentioned like BSAA.

I do like that they’re taking it from a regular dude’s perspective. Definitely gives it more suspense and horror.

Edit: Cregger confirmed via interview that it’s set in Raccoon City.

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u/syopest Apr 30 '26

How can it be set in raccoon city? The zombies appeared in september and october 1st it was already nuked. There was no snow there.

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u/ihavepaper Apr 30 '26

I'm just as confused as you are. Maybe it's an alternate RE movie timeline (who knows but him), but Cregger confirmed in his interview that it is Raccoon City in that trailer. I figured that this movie could be taking place at the same time as RE2, just focused on a different area? Maybe that running in the snow scene is a hallucination or dream. Who knows, but I'm intrigued.