Zach Cregger is certainly bathing in the glow of a box-office bonanza, with Resident Evil smashing franchise records through a massive $108.3 million worldwide opening weekend. Naturally, that kind of horror-fueled triumph might make the filmmaker even more eager to talk about what comes next. Enter The Flood, a project Cregger has openly said he absolutely loved making, the film that he calls his "most disturbing."

And that excitement might just be contagious, because the horror maestro behind Weapons clearly knows how to make audiences curious about what lurks in The Flood.

Zach Cregger is already looking beyond Resident Evil, with The Flood shaping up as his next directorial venture. Speaking to ScreenRant’s at the Resident Evil red carpet premiere, Cregger revealed that the original sci-fi thriller is currently casting and in “soft prep.” Full preparation is expected to begin in February, ahead of filming next summer.

"It’s science fiction, and it’s probably my most disturbing film," he said.

Cregger certainly did not stop at calling The Flood disturbing, describing the project as something he “loves” and considers “really, really special.” The filmmaker also stressed that it is not technically a horror movie, although it will contain plenty of horror elements. Considering Cregger’s knack for turning unsettling ideas into full-blown cinematic nightmares, that distinction already feels deliciously suspicious.

Scheduled for a theatrical release on August 11, 2028, through Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, The Flood follows a deep-space exploration team aboard the Spiritus Mundi. The crew investigates a recurring signal from a distant planet, only to encounter a strange alien artifact that begins warping time, reality, and their sanity. Suddenly, Cregger’s enthusiasm while talking to ScreenRant makes considerably more sense.

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Zach Cregger may not need to sell The Flood quite as hard as Resident Evil, because calling it his most disturbing film already does plenty of advertising.

Zach Cregger clearly does not treat “disturbing” as a garnish; he builds it into the recipe. Barbarian turned everyday boundary-crossing into escalating physical danger before abruptly changing perspectives, while Weapons transformed a classroom disappearance into something simultaneously horrifying and mournful. Even Resident Evil carries that signature, grounding its zombie chaos in brutal survival choices and practical creature effects.

Across these films, Cregger keeps finding new ways to make familiar fears feel horribly personal, whether through social discomfort, inexplicable loss, or survival instinct gone rotten. The settings and monsters may change, but the filmmaker repeatedly pushes audiences beyond simple scares and into discomfort that lingers. For Cregger, disturbing is not an ingredient; it is practically the house speciality.

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Are you convinced that The Flood is going to be a really disturbing, thus a great watch? Let us know in the comments!