‘Resident Evil’ Trailer Scares CinemaCon as ‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger Debuts His Gore-Filled Zombie Outbreak

Home Film News Apr 13, 2026 7:56pm PT ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer Scares CinemaCon as ‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger Debuts His Gore-Filled Zombie Outbreak By Jordan Moreau Plus Icon Jordan Moreau Latest ‘Resident Evil’ Trailer Scares CinemaCon as ‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger Debuts His Gore-Filled Zombie Outbreak 16 minutes ago ‘Punisher: One Last Kill’ Trailer: Jon Bernthal Set on Fire and Goes on Murderous Rampage in Violent Marvel TV Special 4 days ago ‘Nobody’s Safe’: ‘The Boys’ Creator on Killing [SPOILER], Kimiko Talking and Setting Up ‘Vought Rising’ Prequel With Season 5 5 days ago See All Variety via Getty Images “Weapons” writer and director Zach Cregger is back with another spine-chilling horror movie — this time with an established video game property in “Resident Evil.” He brought his adaptation to CinemaCon, the annual Las Vegas convention for movie theater owners, ahead of its Sept. 18 theatrical release from Sony. Attendees got a first look at the bloody “Resident Evil” trailer, which reteams Cregger with “Weapons” star Austin Abrams for an original story set in the zombie-infested video game world. The trailer starts out with Abrams’ character stumbling upon an abandoned house in a snowy field, desperate to find a working phone. He frantically calls his girlfriend and apologizes for getting disconnected earlier — and that they may never speak again. Shots of horrifying zombies fill the rest of the trailer, including a pale, bloated monster sitting at the bottom of a sewer. The biggest moment of the trailer comes when Abrams is running through a deserted street as a zombie horde chases him from the rooftops. It ends with zombie bodies splattering violently as the creatures plummet to the ground. Related Stories No Doubt's Tom Dumont Reveals He Has Parkinson's Disease: 'It's a Struggle Every Day' — but 'I Can Still Play Guitar'