Rumor Hints at New Resident Evil Film with a Courier’s Fight for Survival

A new ‘Resident Evil’ movie is on the way, and it’s shaking things up with a story we haven’t seen before. According to rumors, the action kicks off with a courier who’s just trying to do his job—deliver a package to a remote hospital. But things go sideways fast when he stumbles into a full-blown outbreak. Soon, he’s battling mutated creatures left and right, fighting to make it out alive.

Word about this comes from industry insider DanielRPK, who dropped some details on his Patreon. He shared that there’s a character played by Austin Abrams, listed as Bryan. Now, that name’s raising eyebrows.

Could it be a sneaky codename for someone we already know, like Leon S. Kennedy, the rookie cop turned badass from ‘Resident Evil 2’? Or maybe it’s a fresh face named Bryan, possibly even Brian Irons, the shady police chief from the same game. There’s no clear answer yet, so we’re left wondering if Abrams is stepping into a classic role or bringing something new to the table.

This film marks another reboot for ‘Resident Evil’ on the big screen. Directed by Zach Cregger, known for the creepy ‘Barbarian’, it’s set to hit theaters on September 18, 2026. Cregger’s teamed up with writer Shay Hatten to craft this one, and they’re aiming to take the series back to its horror roots.

That’s a shift from the action-heavy vibe of the earlier films starring Milla Jovovich, which ran from 2002 to 2016 and raked in over $1.2 billion worldwide. Those movies followed Alice, a character made just for the films, as she took on the Umbrella Corporation’s bio-weapon messes.

Abrams, who’s been in stuff like ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Wolfs’, is a solid pick for this. He’s got a knack for playing characters with depth, and I can’t wait to see him face off against whatever nightmares this hospital throws at him.

The last reboot, ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’ in 2021, tried to stick closer to the games with characters like Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy, but it only pulled in $42 million and got mixed reviews. This new take feels like it’s carving its own path, focusing on a regular guy caught in chaos.

The ‘Resident Evil’ games, which started back in 1996 from Capcom, have always been about surviving bio-organic horrors in places like Raccoon City. This courier’s story could fit right into that world, maybe tying into Umbrella’s experiments gone wrong.

Whether Bryan turns out to be a familiar name or a total original, it’s clear this film wants to keep us on edge. With filming planned for next year, we’ll have to wait a bit to see how it all plays out, but it’s already sounding like a wild ride.