What has been buzzed about is becoming a reality: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is starring in Zach Cregger‘s next movie The Flood at Warner Bros’ New Line Cinema. The pic has a release date of August 11, 2028.

The sci-fi thriller brings the Weapons filmmaker back to New Line on a project he’ll direct, produce and write based on his original idea. The news comes as Cregger’s Resident Evil for Sony/Constantin has just crossed the two-century mark at the global box office.

“Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most gifted and compelling actors working today, and we are thrilled to have her at the center of Zach’s bold and wholly original vision for The Flood,” said Warner Bros Motion Picture chairs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. “Following our extraordinary experience together on Weapons, we could not be more excited to reunite with Zach and the team at Vertigo, as well as Amblin to bring this ambitious film to audiences around the world.”

Said Cregger, “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.”

Amblin Entertainment is producing The Flood alongside Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Weapons led the domestic box office for four consecutive weeks and earned $270 million worldwide last year, ranking among 2025’s highest-grossing horror films. Amy Madigan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Aunt Gladys, a character whose story will continue in the upcoming film Gladys.

Lawrence won the Best Actress Oscar in 2013 for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and has also starred in American Hustle, Joy, Don’t Look Up and The Hunger Games franchise. Through her production company Excellent Cadaver, she has produced films including Causeway, No Hard Feelings and Die My Love, as well as the documentaries Zurawski v Texas and the Peabody-winning Bread and Roses. Most recently, Lawrence earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Die My Love. Up next, Excellent Cadaver will produce What Happens at Night, starring Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Lawrence is represented by LBI Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.