Resident Evil (2026)

Luke, Chris, and Peter take on Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot fresh off opening weekend. The Barbarian director made a video game movie that actually feels like playing a video game. Austin Abrams is a medical courier, not a supersoldier. Paul Walter Hauser is here. Zach Cherry shows up. The camera angles literally mimic the game's second and third-person perspectives. Cregger spent thousands of hours playing the games and channeled his frustration at missing shots into Bryan's hilariously terrible aim. He wrote the script so it could work without the Resident Evil name if Capcom said no. The initial cut was funnier until test audiences said tone it down. And this is his first and last franchise film because the pressure of fan expectations nearly broke him. $60 million opening weekend. Is this the best video game movie ever made? Live at 8:15pm CT. 🎙️ Part of the PodNation Media Network. Available on Roku. SUBSCRIBE for weekly franchise deep-dives, film analysis, and video essays. 📍 Find us everywhere: Spotify: Franchise Addicts Apple Podcasts: Franchise Addicts YouTube: @FranchiseAddicts Linktree: linktr.ee/podnationpods (http://linktr.ee/podnationpods) #ResidentEvil #ZachCregger #AustinAbrams #PaulWalterHauser #Horror #Capcom #FranchiseAddicts #MoviePodcast #FilmTwitter #PodernFamily #PodcastHQ #PodNationMedia