{"id":41990,"date":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41990"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:40:46","slug":"new-teaser-trailer-released-for-resident-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-teaser-trailer-released-for-resident-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"New Teaser Trailer Released for Resident Evil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first teaser trailer and new photos for <em><strong>Resident Evil<\/strong><\/em> \u2014 a terrifying reinvention of the iconic franchise \u2014 are now available. From visionary filmmaker <strong>Zach Cregger<\/strong> (<em>Weapons<\/em>, <em>Barbarian<\/em>), the film brings a bold, all\u2011new story to the big screen when it arrives <strong>exclusively in theaters September 18, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RESIDENT EVIL \u2013 Official Teaser Trailer (4K)\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SJPu1spHqfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this fresh take on the <em>Resident Evil<\/em> universe, the story follows <strong>Bryan<\/strong> (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who becomes trapped in a night of escalating chaos. What begins as a routine delivery spirals into a relentless, action\u2011packed race for survival as a horrifying chain of events engulfs the city around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Cregger\u2019s signature blend of tension, unpredictability, and grounded character work, <em>Resident Evil<\/em> promises a visceral new chapter for longtime fans and newcomers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Film Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Survival Horror <strong>Rating:<\/strong> Not yet rated by the MPA (visit filmratings.com for updates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Zach Cregger <strong>Written by:<\/strong> Zach Cregger &amp; Shay Hatten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Robert Kulzer, Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, Carter Swan, Asad Qizilbash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Executive Producers:<\/strong> Oliver Berben, Victor Hadida, Richard Wright, Robert Bernacci<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Austin Abrams<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zach Cherry<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kali Reis<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paul Walter Hauser<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resident_Evil_16x9_Thumbs_Generic_Textless_Teaser_Trailer_V1_0428_08_2000x1125_thumbnail.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first teaser trailer and new photos for Resident Evil \u2014 a terrifying reinvention of the iconic franchise \u2014 are now available. From visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian), the film brings a bold, all\u2011new story to the big screen when it arrives exclusively in theaters September 18, 2026. Synopsis In this fresh take on\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-teaser-trailer-released-for-resident-evil\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,4396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-trailers","category-movies","category-trailers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41992,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41990\/revisions\/41992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}