Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot has added some big names to its cast, with Severance’s Zach Cherry, True Detective’s Kali Reis, and Twisted Metal’s Johnno Wilson joining the live-action horror flick.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Cherry is set to play a scientist at a hospital, while Reis will portray an ex-military character, with the role initially written for a male actor. Wilson’s role, however, remains unknown.
The trio joins the film’s leading man, Austin Abrams, who made a name for himself in Cregger’s recent horror hit Weapons as the unhoused drug addict James Anthony. Paul Walter Hauser, who appeared in recent blockbuster movies like The Fantastic Four: First Steps and The Naked Gun, is also set to play a currently undisclosed role.
Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the Resident Evil reboot, which will be directed by Cregger, who also wrote its script alongside Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 4). Although the film is set to veer away from the lore of its gaming source material, it’s described as a love letter to Capcom’s survival horror franchise, with an original story centred on a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital.
The Resident Evil reboot will begin filming in Prague from mid-October 2025, with the film set for theatrical release on 18 September 2026.
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