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New Trailer Alert: Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil

We have a teaser trailer, and today I’m featuring it at Life After Gateway.

I’m excited about this film because of Zach Cregger. His movie, Weapons, blew me away. I selected it as my favourite film of 2025. In my recent post about his reimagining of Resident Evil, I wrote this:

I remember playing Resident Evil on the first PlayStation. What an experience. The mystery and horror were so immersive it’s hard to describe. I identify this game with Sony’s PlayStation as much as I identify Goldeneye with Nintendo 64 and Halo with X-Box. Those years saw the explosion of consoles and immersive, cinematic storytelling with marvelous narratives — for me, at least. Another great game of the era on the PlayStation was Metal Gear Solid, which I just wrote about here.

And here’s my review of Weapons from last year; click the pic:

In that review, I wrote this:

It is a fantastic mystery that will make you think and question everyone until several huge reveals. It is creepy and mysterious, and director Zach Cregger has really tapped into a genre that is difficult to effectively express. This movie is right up there with Prisoners. In fact, apparently Mindhunter and Zodiac‘s director, David Fincher, worked with Cregger on post production to help give the film the creepy aesthetic. They succeeded on every level.

This movie has stayed with me long after viewing. The emotion on the screen is clear, and the passion that went into making it is obvious. I enjoyed the layered nature of the characters, and how each had a strong backstory that directed their actions, emotions, expressions, anger, fears, and more.

Now we have a fusion of these two creative properties, and I couldn’t be more excited. Last year, we learned about the Resident Evil film by Cregger. He filmed it in October/November, edited it early this year, and I reported on initial reactions from an early screening HERE. And now …

Now, we have a trailer. Apparently, the movie takes place in Raccoon City during the Resident Evil 2 game. Here’s the trailer; what do you think? Will you see this in theatres? Tell me in the comments below.

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A Blanket of Steel by Timothy S. Johnston and from Fitzhenry & Whiteside, LTD. is the recipient of the 2024 GLOBAL Thriller Award GRAND PRIZE and the 2024 CYGNUS Award First in Category.

— Timothy S. Johnston, 8 May 2026

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Praise for Timothy S. Johnston’s A Blanket of Steel

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A Blanket of Steel from Timothy S. Johnston and Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Ltd.

Book Cover & Jacket Copy:

AN UNSTOPPABLE THREAT!

A mysterious assassin has murdered Cliff Sim, Chief Security Officer of the underwater colony, Trieste. Cliff was a mountain of a man, highly trained, and impossible to defeat in combat. And yet …

Someone brutally beat him and left his broken body in a secret Chinese facility at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

And included a calling card for Truman McClusky, Mayor of Trieste.

Taunting him.

Mac has led the underwater colonies in their fight against the world’s superpowers. Climate change has devastated the surface; nations suffer famine, drought, rebellion, rising waters, and apocalyptic coastal flooding. But now, as Mac leads the underwater colonies to freedom and independence, he’s faced with the gravest threat of his life: a Russian assassin, hellbent on killing Mac and everyone he cares for. Now Mac must uncover the identity of the killer, face him in combat, and at the same time lead people in battle against the largest underwater force ever assembled. It’s Mac’s final test, and to win the war, he must use every tool at his disposal, including the most surprising and devastating underwater weapons ever invented.

If Mac fails, all hope is lost for the future of human colonization on the ocean floors.

But the assassin could be anyone …

Watch your back, Mac.

A Blanket of Steel is the most gripping thriller yet in The Rise of Oceania.

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The other books in The Rise of Oceania series by Timothy S Johnston:

The War Beneath 9781771484718
The Savage Deeps 9781771485067
Fatal Depth 9781554555574
An Island of Light 9781554555819
The Shadow of War 9781554556007