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. Though her exact role in the film remains unknown, she will likely play the lead, the ship captain. This is somewhat familiar ground for Lawrence, as she starred in 2016's sci-fi movie Passengers, in which she played a character aboard a spaceship opposite Chris Pratt. Cregger is re-te…