Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Zach Cregger’s ‘The Flood’

(Left) Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Credit/Provider: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Zach Cregger at a Presentation for 'Resident Evil' at CinemaCon 2026 for Sony Pictures at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Stewart Cook/Sony Pictures via Getty Images. — (Left) Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Credit/Provider: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Zach Cregger at a Presentation for ‘Resident Evil’ at CinemaCon 2026 for Sony Pictures at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Stewart Cook/Sony Pictures via Getty Images.

Preview:

Jennifer Lawrence will star in sci-fi movie ‘The Flood.’
‘Resident Evil’s Zach Cregger is writing and directing.
The movie has an August 11, 2028 release date.

Riding high on the success of ‘Resident Evil,’ which has earned more than $325 million at the global box office, writer/director Zach Cregger has found a big name to star in his next movie.

Warner Bros. has announced that Jennifer Lawrence (‘Silver Linings Playbook’) will take the lead for Cregger’s next title, science fiction thriller ‘The Flood.’

Cregger has found success in the horror genre (especially with 2025’s ‘Weapons’) so sci-fi is something new for him.

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What’s the story of ‘The Flood’?

Jennifer Lawrence in 'Die My Love'. Photo Kimberley French/Mubi. — Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’. Photo Kimberley French/Mubi.

Besides the star, filmmaker, genre and title, we know nothing about ‘The Flood.’ Crafty Mr. Cregger is keeping those details to himself.

But one potential logline has found its way online: “A deep-space exploration team aboard the Spiritus Mundi pick up a strange, recurring signal from a remote planet. Captain Elena Voss leads the mission to investigate, only to discover a bizarre alien artifact that starts warping time.”

The Flood: Zach Cregger talks

Zach Cregger at a Photo Call for 'Resident Evil' at CinemaCon 2026 for Sony Pictures at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by JC Olivera/Sony Pictures via Getty Images. — Zach Cregger at a Photo Call for ‘Resident Evil’ at CinemaCon 2026 for Sony Pictures at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by JC Olivera/Sony Pictures via Getty Images.

Here’s Cregger on his latest planned pic:

“Mike, Pam and the whole Warner Bros/New Line team were an absolute dream to collaborate with on ‘Weapons,’ and I couldn’t be happier to dive in with them again. Jennifer is one of a kind, and I’m beyond excited to see her in this role.”

One small wrinkle… “Mike and Pam” are Mike DeLuca and Pam Abdy, who were indeed the WB heads of production when Cregger made ‘Weapons.’ They’ve since been shown the door by the incoming Skydance regime now the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. has closed. So: whole new team!