Resident Evil Director’s Next Movie Is Called The Flood But It’s Not About Halo, Adds Jennifer Lawrence

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie is a critical and commercial hit, but the director is not jumping right into a sequel, and may never. Instead, his next project is called The Flood, and while The Flood are well-known to gamers in Halo's lore, Cregger's new movie has nothing to do with Halo--though it does involve aliens.

Cregger is known for keeping secrets about his movies, and he’s not saying much about what to expect from The Flood beyond that it’s a sci-fi movie set in deep space. Dread Central reported that The Flood is "very Alien-esque," with the story focusing on a deep-space ship captain who, with her crew, investigates a strange signal "from a distant world." The signal leads the crew to an "alien artifact that warps time, reality, and their sanity, forcing them into a confrontation with an incomprehensible intelligence."

Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence has signed on for The Flood, according to Variety. …