The director of the upcoming Resident Evil film has assured fans of the series this adaptation will “rip”, and admits to not actually seeing any of the previous movie attempts as “the games are [his] thing”.
Zach Cregger – whose previous work includes 2022’s Barbarian, which our Matt describes as “wonderfully unpredictable” – was first announced to be helming the next Resident Evil movie in March of this year. Since then, the director has assured fans that his adaptation will be “unlike any of the previous films” in the franchise, which may not exactly be a bad thing.
Now, Cregger has shared a little bit more about what moviegoers can expect on the film’s release, and it sounds like the director will be working with a deep knowledge of the source material. “I love the games,” Cregger told Comic Book. “I played all of the games. I played Resident Evil 4 a hundred times through. I’m obsessed with it. And so, I just want to tell a story that feels like it’s honouring the experience you get when you play the games.”