While not too many details about the story of Resident Evil have been revealed, the trailer’s description notes that Bryan is 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.”

Produced by Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film, Resident Evil is directed by Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian), who also handled co-writing duties alongside Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina). Cregger, along with Robert Kulzer, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, Carter Swan, and Asad Qizilbash are producing the film, with Olivia Berben, Victor Hadida, Richard Wright, and Robert Bernacci taking on the role of executive producers.

Resident Evil stars Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser.

The trailer reveals what appears to be the early setup for the events of the movie, with Bryan finding himself stranded in a sparsely populated area covered in snow. Needing to use a phone, Bryan finds himself exploring a house that has seemingly been abandoned. While there is a phone, its lines do not seem to be active.

After this, we see Bryan getting his hands on different weapons as he tries to slowly make his way through a zombie-infested town. Check out the teaser trailer below.

Industry insider Daniel Richtman had reported earlier this month that the test screenings for Resident Evil had been received positively. No other details made it out, however.

It is also worth noting that Resident Evil will not be directly adapting any of the games in the franchise. Rather, Cregger has said that its original story will act as a love letter to the games and that it will still follow all of the franchise’s rules.

“Let me say this: this is not breaking the rules of the games,” Cregger said. “I am the biggest worshiper of the games, so I’m telling a story that is a love letter to the games and follows the rules of the games. It is obedient to the lore of the games; it’s just a different story. I’m not going to tell Leon’s story, because Leon’s story is told in the games. [Fans] already have that.”

For fans of the games who want a faithful adaptation, Cregger has simply said that “They can play the games.”

In the meantime, Capcom has been enjoying quite a bit of success with the latest entry in the survival horror franchise—Resident Evil Requiem—which recently sold 7 million units across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. For more, check out our review. And while you’re at it, take a look at our rankings of the Resident Evil games, from the worst to the best.

“I think the way they wrote that script…even though I’m not particularly a gamer myself, I knew the games,” said Blyth. “They took it, and they made it about the world we live in today. I will say that I do think that the film really tears apart this world we live in today, which is this online setting, the dangers of everything being interconnected and online in the way that the games do. Yeah, that was a vague answer, but that’s all I can say. Sorry, man.”

Ubisoft, New Regency, Sony Pictures, and Columbia Pictures have been quiet about the film. The last we heard about the project was all the way back in 2024, with its filming having started in July and having come to an end by September. On the production side of things, the screenplay was written by Christie LeBlanc (Oxygen), and stars Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me), Markella Kavenagh (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), and Victoria Bata (Pitch Perfect 3, Fate: The Winx Saga). Directorial duties have been handled by Mathieu Turi (Meander, The Deep Dark).

The last entry in the Watch Dogs game franchise was 2020’s Watch Dogs: Legion. Released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, the title marked a first for the series by foregoing a traditional protagonist for its plot, and instead gave players the ability to recruit just about any NPC they can find in the world into their team.

Set in 2029 London, Watch Dogs: Legion revolves around the London branch of hacker group DedSec that has continued its battle against the nefarious authorities that still make use of mass surveillance technology ctOS to further their own goals. The base game revolved around DedSec’s shadow wars against a number of antagonists, including rival hacker group Zero Day, a private military company, a criminal syndicate, a corrupt biotechnology corporation, and an intelligence agency named Signals Intelligence Response.

The original Watch Dogs was released all the way back in 2014 on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, and its story revolved around Aiden Pearce taking on the corrupt elite that is running the city of Chicago. It was followed up by Watch Dogs 2 in 2016, which moved the setting to the San Francisco Bay Area, and featured a new protagonist—Marcus Holloway.

A rumor from last month indicated that Ubisoft might be bringing the series back with a Director’s Cut release of Watch Dogs: Legion.

“I think what people have seen in Hollywood is that video game adaptations, if done right, can actually be very popular, and they scale really well. That’s been a big sea change that I’ve seen in the last five, six years, since we’ve really started to come and deliver some great content,” said Qizilbash.

This desire to do it right, according to him, was what led to the Horizon adaptation being turned from a movie to a TV show. Qizilbash said that “it just wasn’t creatively going how we wanted to.”

It is worth noting that changes like this aren’t likely to have adverse effects on the quality of the adaptation since the production work is likely still in its early stages. Neither Sony nor Columbia, for instance, have confirmed what kind of cast or crew is currently attached to the project.

The adaptation will likely be produced in a similar way as what we got to see with HBO’s The Last of Us, which was largely faithful to the source material in the games, while also making a few minor changes here and there in order to tell the story in a way better suited for episodic viewing.

The Last of Us is getting ready to premiere it second season on April 13. Leading up to this, the show also got a new trailer. In more The Last of Us news, the PC version of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered came out last week. Check out our review for more details.

At its recent CES 2025 presentation, Sony announced that PlayStation Productions and Columbia Pictures have started working on a film based on Guerrilla’s acclaimed 2017 open-world action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn. Little is known about the project or who is attached to it, with Sony only confirming that it is in early development right now.

Horizon Zero Dawn will be the second collaborative project between PlayStation Productions and Columbia Pictures, who previously worked together on the Uncharted film.

Sony also recently announced that an anime based on Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, and a movie based on Helldivers, in addition to showcasing a new trailer for HBO’s upcoming second season of The Last of Us.

In a true industry shaking fashion, Kojima has announced the Metal Gear Solid movie which is being produced by Avi Arad. In case you don’t know who he is, check out who he is, as his imdb page is full of awesomeness. Yes he was behind almost all Marvel movies.

Arad has produced The Amazing Spiderman, Hulk, Iron-Man and all such movies. Again, check out his imdb page, his talent and work experience is unquestionable.

Kojima confirmed that a Metal Gear Solid movie was in development at Columbia Pictures with no release date mentioned at the event.

Of course, fans might be disappointed that there was no new game announced at the event but there’s still two more announcements to go after a social game was announced for GREE. We are covering the event live and there’s no live stream so far so you have to bear with these bits and pieces of information.

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The films’ unique blend of action, humor, and eye-popping special effects will fuel the Men in Black’s gameplay experience. Utilizing the rich mythology of the Men In Black universe, the game’s original story will build on the history of the series to bring back familiar faces, while also introducing new foes. More details on gameplay features and characters will be revealed soon.

Activision in partnership with Columbia Pictures, today announced Men In Black video game, launching as a standalone title to coincide with the global theatrical release of Men In Black III in Spring 2012.

“The Men In Black franchise is an unbeatable starting point to deliver a genre-bending gaming experience with a level of production value on par with Hollywood,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President of Activision Publishing, Inc. Mark Caplan, Vice President of Licensing at Sony Pictures Entertainment, stated, “With Activision bringing the Men In Black universe to life on next gen consoles for the first time, the Men In Black video game will be both familiar to fans, an exciting beginning for the uninitiated, and revolutionary for the franchise.”

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