When does Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil open? Sep 18 2026 IMAX — Abrams; ≠ Capcom game Requiem (Feb 2026); ≠ Alice films. Slug keeps “requiem” for search.
Current target date: Friday, September 18, 2026 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Cregger’s Resident Evil opens Sep 18, 2026 (Sony/IMAX). Abrams=Bryan; title is Resident Evil — game Requiem is Feb 27 2026 separate. ≠ Alice; ≠ Netflix WTRC.
Theatrical premiere
Friday, September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026 — Cregger’s Resident Evil hits IMAX (and it is not titled Requiem)
Columbia’s Resident Evil opens Friday, September 18, 2026 in theaters and IMAX. Cregger locks the audience to Abrams’s Bryan — a medical courier whose delivery night collapses into Raccoon-scale survival — with Cherry, Reis, and Hauser in the chaos. Constantin and PlayStation Productions sit in the producer stack.
Capcom’s game Resident Evil Requiem already shipped February 27, 2026. Do not merge that SKU with this September movie Friday.
Confirmed: Sep 18 2026 Cregger film titled Resident Evil — not the Requiem game, not Alice Part 7
Confirmed: September 18, 2026 theatrical + IMAX; title Resident Evil; Cregger/Hatten; Abrams as Bryan; Sony/Columbia. Not confirmed as an adaptation of the Requiem game, as a Jovovich return, or as a Netflix Welcome to Raccoon City soft reboot under another name. Fake “Resident Evil Requiem movie — same day as the game” stubs collide two products.
Two Resident Evil products people keep googling as one
- Film: Resident Evil — Sep 18, 2026 — Cregger — Abrams/Bryan.
- Game: Resident Evil Requiem — Feb 27, 2026 — Capcom (separate).
- Writers: Cregger + Shay Hatten; ~$80M reported budget.
- Studio stack: Columbia / Constantin / PlayStation Productions.
- ≠ Paul W.S. Anderson / Milla Jovovich Alice continuum.
From Alice’s last stand to a courier’s one-night reboot
- 2002–16 — Anderson live-action era with Jovovich’s Alice.
- 2021 — Netflix Welcome to Raccoon City soft reboot.
- Jan 2025 — Cregger announced to write/direct a new film reboot.
- Oct 2025–26 — shoot/edit; Feb 27 2026 Requiem game ships (different SKU).
- Sep 18, 2026 — current theatrical + IMAX target for the Cregger film.
Sony’s movie is just called Resident Evil — Requiem is the Capcom game that already came out in February
This page’s slug still says “requiem” because searchers smash the words together. The official Columbia/Sony materials do not: the film is Resident Evil, September 18, 2026, Cregger, Abrams as a courier on a foot journey through outbreak hell. Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem is a February 2026 interactive title — different medium, different date, different story.
Honest SEO keeps both calendars and refuses to sell the game’s subtitle as the movie’s marquee.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie open?
September 18, 2026 in U.S. theaters and IMAX from Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing (Constantin Film; PlayStation Productions among producers).
2Is the movie called Resident Evil Requiem?
No. The film’s official title is Resident Evil. Resident Evil Requiem is Capcom’s separate video game (released February 27, 2026). This URL’s slug keeps “requiem” for search continuity — the marquee does not.
3Who stars and directs?
Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) directs and co-writes with Shay Hatten. Austin Abrams plays Bryan, a medical courier caught in a night of outbreak chaos. Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser co-star.
4Is this another Milla Jovovich / Paul W.S. Anderson movie?
No. Those Live-Action Alice films ended years ago. This is a new Sony/Constantin reboot with an original story — not a numbered continuation of that timeline, and not an adaptation of the Requiem game.
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