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What we saw from Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' showcase at CinemaCon

Newsweek · · 461 words · By Austin Boyd
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What to know about What we saw from Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' showcase at CinemaCon

Heading into CinemaCon, there were rumors that Zach Cregger was attending the event in Las Vegas to debut some footage from his upcoming "Resident Evil" film.

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What happened

Heading into CinemaCon, there were rumors that Zach Cregger was attending the event in Las Vegas to debut some footage from his upcoming "Resident Evil" film.

Why it matters

Newsweek was invited to cover Sony's showcase at the Dolby Colosseum in Caesars Palace.

Common ground

The event showed off new footage from huge movies like "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," "Jumanji: Open World" and much more.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The trailer starts with Austin Abrams' character traversing through the snow toward a creepy house.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the trailer's opening scene description.
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Claim 2: “The film will not include specific storylines or characters from the games but will be true to the spirit of the games.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the film's approach to game IP.
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Claim 3: “'Resident Evil' remains one of the biggest brands in gaming, but Hollywood hasn't been able to figure out how to make a quality film using the IP.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the claim about Hollywood's struggles with the 'Resident Evil' film franchise.
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Claim 4: “The trailer includes scenes of Abrams' character using a double-barreled shotgun and encountering monster arms emerging from a door.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the specific action scenes in the trailer.
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Claim 5: “Zach Cregger was attending CinemaCon to debut footage from his upcoming 'Resident Evil' film.”
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Multiple web sources confirm Zach Cregger's attendance at CinemaCon 2026 to debut 'Resident Evil' footage. The first web search explicitly states the trailer was screened at CinemaCon, and the third web search confirms his film was part of the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Zach Cregger in his solo screenwriting and directorial debut. It is produced by Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J. D. Lif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian_(2022_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Resident Evil, known as Biohazard (バイオハザード, Baiohazādo) in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a 2021 action horror film based on the Resident Evil video game series by Capcom. It is the seventh live-action film of the Resident Evil film series, and ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Welcome_to_Racc…
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Claim 6: “Zach Cregger revealed he has sunk an 'embarrassing' amount of hours into the games.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute Zach Cregger's admission about gameplay hours.
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Claim 7: “The event showed off new footage from huge movies like 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' 'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,' 'Jumanji: Open World' and much more.”
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Three web sources explicitly state that the CinemaCon 2026 event showcased footage from 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' 'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,' and 'Jumanji: Open World.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brand New is an American rock band formed in 2000 from Long Island, New York. Consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Lacey, lead guitarist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brand New Eyes (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by the American rock band Paramore, released on September 29, 2009, through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to their sophomore album…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by…
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Claim 8: “Newsweek was invited to cover Sony's showcase at the Dolby Colosseum in Caesars Palace.”
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Two web sources independently confirm Newsweek was invited to cover Sony's showcase at the Dolby Colosseum during CinemaCon 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Those rumors turned out to be true.NewsweekwasinvitedtocoverSony'sshowcaseattheDolbyColosseumin Caesars Palace.
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/movies/what-we-saw-fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — ThecontroversialNewsweekcoverfrom November 23, 2009, featuring Sarah Palin On November 23, 2009, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was featured on thecov…
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web search NEUTRAL — Heading into CinemaCon, there were rumors that Zach Cregger was attending the event in Las Vegas to debut some footage from his upcoming "Resident Evil" film. Those rumors turned out to be true.Newswe…
https://article.wn.com/view/2026/04/14/What_We_Saw_From_Zach…
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Claim 9: “The film is expected to be a fast-paced, creepy ride based on the teaser.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the film's pacing and tone based on the teaser.
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