Zack Krieger Teams With Jennifer Lawrence for The Flood

Zack Krieger, the director who pushed Resident Evil back into headlines, has quietly assembled his next big gamble: a sci‑fi thriller called The Flood, and he’s brought Jennifer Lawrence on board to carry it.

Warner Bros.’ New Line is backing the picture after picking up the rights earlier this year when the project left Netflix’s development pipeline. New Line is no stranger to Krieger: it was the studio behind his Oscar‑adjacent horror hit Weapons. For The Flood, Krieger isn’t just directing — he wrote the screenplay and will produce as well.

Production is slated to begin in early 2027 with shooting planned across European locations. Amblin Entertainment joins the financing and production team, alongside Krieger’s regular collaborators at Vertigo Entertainment, producers Roy Lee and Miri Yoon. That’s a stable of players who know how to shepherd high‑concept material from page to screen.

Landing Jennifer Lawrence feels like a statement. She’s famously selective about roles. So when she signs on, studios take notice. Lawrence arrives here on the heels of a Golden Globe nomination for the drama Die My Love and with another heavyweight project pending: What Happens at Night, a Martin Scorsese film co‑starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Flood springs from an original idea by Krieger and is being positioned as a tense, high‑concept sci‑fi thriller — the kind of picture that leans on atmosphere as much as spectacle. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on August 11, 2028.

What can we expect when a director who just redefined a franchise and an actor with Lawrence’s instincts collide? Bigger stakes. Sharper performances. A mood that lives somewhere between slow‑burn dread and blockbuster momentum. Keep an eye on casting updates and the first footage; this is one you’ll want to watch closely.