With Monster Hunter Wilds breaking Steam records and Resident Evil more popular than ever thanks to Village and a handful of stellar remakes, it’s almost as if Capcom is incapable of failure. But that wasn’t always the case.

Sony will release Columbia Pictures’ “ Resident Evil ” domestically on Sept. 18, 2026. Based on Capcom’s hugely popular horror video games, Zach Cregger has written the script and will direct. Shay Hatten is co-writing.

Capcom was on its knees after Resident Evil 6, now Monster Hunter Wilds cements its golden era, here's how it did it. With Monster Hunter Wilds breaking records on Steam and the Resident Evil game series more popular than ever thanks to RE Village and a handful of stellar remakes such as Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 2,

Director Yasuhiro Ampo has revealed that the Resident Evil 2 remake was inspired in part by fan projects at the time. Clearly, people wanted to see the classics with a next-gen lick of paint, as it became the second-best-selling game in the series.

A new remake of Resident Evil is coming on the horizon, and there are already a ton of exciting details about the upcoming video game movie.