Paul Walter Hauser Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Paul Walter Hauser is joining the cast of director Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie. The busy actor, who appeared this summer in such films as Naked Gun and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, will star alongside previously confirmed castmember Austin Abrams in Sony Pictures' new take on the franchise. The feature hits theaters Sept. 18, 2026, and adapts the popular video game series about an elite task force battling zombies. Cregger, who had a hit this summer with Warner Bros.' Weapons, will helm Resident Evil from a script he is co-writing with Shay Hatten. Plot details have not yet been disclosed for the project that hails from Constantin Film. Related Stories Business TV Adaptations of Video Games Are Creating Millions of New Players Business Sony Pictures CEO Says Netflix Was the "Right Home" for 'KPop Demon Hunters' Producers include Robert Kulzer for Constantin Film, Roy Lee for Vertigo Entertainment and Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan for PlayStation Productions. TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown oversees the movie for the studio. Based on the Capcom video games, the Resident Evil film franchise launched with Sony's original 2002 feature that starred Milla Jovovich. The movie series has surpassed $1.2 billion at the global box office. During an interview last month with The Hollywood Reporter, Hauser explained why he tends to be choosy about his projects. "I feel way too competitive and way too hungry to eat garnish and pretend it's a meal," the actor said about waiting for interesting roles. "I would rather hold out for the right thing. On the day, I'm just going to be all hungry, and then I'm going to look stupid, and then I'm going to feel awkward." Deadline was first to report on Hauser's casting. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Oscars Oscars: France Picks Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' as International Feature Submission Teyana Taylor 'One Battle After Another' Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Leads Paul Thomas Anderson's Bracingly Timely Wonder Sundance Oscars: Denmark Picks Doc 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' as Best International Feature Submission Obituaries Brad Everett Young, Celebrity Photographer and Actor, Dies at 46 Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne's Health Struggles, Post Malone Collab Teased in Doc Trailer Heat Vision Jack Black, Paul Rudd Take Their Snake-Movie Obsession Too Far in 'Anaconda' Trailer Oscars Oscars: France Picks Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' as International Feature Submission Teyana Taylor 'One Battle After Another' Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Leads Paul Thomas Anderson's Bracingly Timely Wonder Sundance Oscars: Denmark Picks Doc 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' as Best International Feature Submission Obituaries Brad Everett Young, Celebrity Photographer and Actor, Dies at 46 Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne's Health Struggles, Post Malone Collab Teased in Doc Trailer Heat Vision Jack Black, Paul Rudd Take Their Snake-Movie Obsession Too Far in 'Anaconda' Trailer