Check Out the Most Recent Updates on the Upcoming Resident Evil Film by the Director of Barbarian

The new Resident Evil movie from Barbarian director Zach Cregger could feature Oscar-winner Mikey Madison (Anora). According to a new report, there are “whispers” in Hollywood that Madison–who just won the Oscar for Best Actress for Anora–could star in the video game adaptation.

Madison achieved breakout success with Anora, earning her an Oscar. Some of her previous credits included the TV series Better Things and 2022’s Scream. She also appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood as a member of Charles Manson’s gang.

World of Reel’s report said Madison has been offered a role in Resident Evil, but that doesn’t mean she would necessarily accept it. Deals don’t materialize all the time, for any number of reasons, if she is indeed in the mix at all.

Before this, it was reported that Austin Abrams had been cast in the new Resident Evil movie as a lead. Production on the movie is said to begin later this year.

Cregger’s newest movie, Weapons, is coming to theaters this August, starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner.

The new Resident Evil movie is set for release in theaters in September 2026. It won’t be the only video game movie coming out that year, as Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros. 2 is coming in April 2026.

Cregger was previously best known for his work in the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’Know. He co-directed 2009’s Miss March with his late WKUK co-star Trevor Moore, but it was 2022’s Barbarian that catapulted Cregger to a new level of fame and success. He is reportedly receiving a fee of $20 million to write and direct the new Resident Evil movie for Sony.