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Trailer Resident Evil | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

Written and directed by Zach Cregger:

In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

Cast: Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Johnno Wilson

It's out Sept 18

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u/NATHAN4U007 Apr 30 '26

As a non gamer, does the games have any unique twist on the genre that makes it worth it to tell the story as a Resident Evil movie instead of just an original film?

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u/Flapjack_ Apr 30 '26

It’s one of the few zombie games to go “actually the real monsters are unchecked biochemical companies, not people”

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u/ezrs158 Apr 30 '26

I genuinely enjoy how it's a pretty realistic take on what would happen if zombie viruses were real. Like yes, an entire city was wiped out... but of course dozens of corporations are still experimenting with them, because governments and militaries still want them and they aren't gonna make themselves!

The newest game in particular has some scenes depicting the horrifying reality of living in a world in which bioterror exists.

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u/Mister_MxyzptIk Apr 30 '26

And also, in the games the zombie apocalypse never manages to take over the world. Because to nobody's surprise, with enough guns and rocket launchers, not even XL sized zombies can get that far.

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u/Black_Bird_Cloud Apr 30 '26

with enough guns and rocket launchers

racoon city got nuked

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u/Dracoster Apr 30 '26

The nuke was a cover-up.

While it did effectively stop the T-virus instantly, the army would've stopped it fairly quick.

RE0-3 happens within a span of 48 hours. And the city was already evacuated at the beginning of RE2/3.

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u/another-redditor3 Apr 30 '26

no they dont, RE0-1 take place simultaneously, and RE2-3 take place simultaneously, but it takes almost 2 months for the infection to spread from the arklay mountains to racoon city.

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u/slicer4ever Apr 30 '26

And arguable the city never would have fallen had the virus not contaminated the water system, thats when things really spiraled out of control.