The director of the Resident Evil film reboot says it received’t function characters from the video games, as a result of their tales have already been instructed.
Earlier this yr it was confirmed that Zach Cregger, the writer-director behind the critically acclaimed horror film Barbarian and the lately launched Weapons, will likely be writing and directing a brand new Resident Evil film which is able to reboot the movie sequence.
With Barbarian and Weapons reaching Rotten Tomatoes scores of 92% and 95% respectively, followers are excited concerning the prospect of Cregger directing a Resident Evil film and the hope that it might end in related important reward.
In an interview with Inverse, Cregger has now defined that his movie received’t retell the tales from the video games however will as an alternative function new characters and inform a brand new story in the identical universe.
Cregger defined that as a result of he’s a giant fan of the Resident Evil video games, he doesn’t really feel there’s any have to retell their tales as a result of in his eyes they’ve already been instructed effectively sufficient.
“Let me say this – this isn’t breaking the principles of the video games,” Cregger stated, insisting that the brand new film will nonetheless respect Resident Evil lore. “I’m the most important worshipper of the video games, so I’m telling a narrative that may be a love letter to the video games and follows the principles of the video games.
“It’s obedient to the lore of the video games, it’s only a completely different story. I’m not going to inform Leon’s story, as a result of Leon’s story is instructed within the video games. [Fans] have already got that.”
Cregger says that if any gamers had been hoping to see characters like Leon, Jill, Chris or Claire showing in his film, “they will play the sport” to see their tales.
Constantin Movie, which has held the display rights for Resident Evil because the Nineteen Nineties, will reportedly produce the reboot together with PlayStation Productions, a studio shaped in 2019 by Sony Interactive Leisure to adapt its unique sport properties for movie and tv in partnership with Sony Photos. Sony has set a launch date of September 18, 2026 for the film.
The movie is the second try by Constantin Movie to reboot the Resident Evil film sequence, with 2021 movie Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis – which was primarily based on the primary two video games – incomes a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 30%.
