Resident Evil is turning live-action once again with a new reboot, so now comes the question of whether it can escape its campy but mediocre past.

A new Resident Evil movie is being developed by Barbarian director Zach Cregger, and it's said a bidding war has erupted from it.

With the confirmation that Zach Cregger is set to write and direct a new Resident Evil adaptation, question becomes what it should adapt. Read on and find out what that could be.

Resident Evil fans receive exciting news, as the director of Barbarian is set to lead a new adaptation of the beloved video game franchise.

Multiple studios are reportedly in a bidding war for a film reboot of the Resident Evil movies, THR reports, and it has less to do with the rise of successful video game-based film projects than the guy who’s trying to bring the series back to theaters: Barbarian director Zach Cregger.

Studios are fighting for a package that will see the 'Barbarian' filmmaker write and direct a new movie based on the horror video game.

A Resident Evil reboot movie is in the works from Zach Cregger, the writer and director behind the 2022 horror sensation Barbarian. Per THR, Cregger's involvement has sparked a bidding war between four companies,

Constantin Film, which holds the screen rights to the series, will apparently produce alongside PS Productions. This would potentially mark the first time the Sony subsidiary has helped adapted a series it doesn’t wholly own, as while Resident Evil has a long history with PlayStation, Capcom created the franchise and makes the game.

Constantin Film, which has held the screen rights for Resident Evil since the 1990s, will reportedly produce the reboot along with PlayStation Productions, a studio formed in 2019 by Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt its original game properties for film and television in partnership with Sony Pictures.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zach Cregger will write and direct a new Resident Evil reboot that sources say is "more faithful" to the games. Warner Bros, Netflix and others are currently bidding for it.