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.

The next Resident Evil Remake is not Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil - Code: Veronica, but Resident Evil Zero, per a new report.

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

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

Zach Cregger, director of the wickedly twisty 2022 horror-thriller movie Barbarian, is now looking to write and direct a movie based on Capcom’s horror-survival game franchise Resident Evil. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the movie will be a “revamp” that will take Resident Evil to its horror roots and “be more faithful to the initial games.”

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.

Four studios are battling it out to once again reboot Capcom's Resident Evil movie franchise, only this time, PlayStation Productions is also on board. According to Hollywood Reporter, Warners Bros. and Netflix are amongst a number of hopefuls looking to reboot Constantin Film's horror series alongside PlayStation's production company.

An industry insider made a bold claim that Capcom did not scrap the next remake. Fans can still prepare for a new Resident Evil Zero release.

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.