Zach Cregger, instruktøren kendt for Barbarian og Weapons, forsøger sig nu med en Resident Evil-film. Det, der gør dette ekstra vildt, er, at Cregger faktisk aldrig har set nogen af de tidligere Resident Evil film - men det stopper ham ikke. I et nyligt interview på Double Toasted-podcasten bekræftede Cregger, at han er dybt involveret i udviklingen af sin egen version af Capcoms ikoniske gyserserie.
"All I can say is that it is true to the experience of the games, and takes place in the world of the games... And what that means is, it follows one protagonist from point A to point B as they just descend deeper and deeper and deeper into hell... I've played many thousands and thousands of hours of Resident Evil, and I just feel like I know how that pacing can go... I've never seen a Resident Evil movie, and so, you know, I imagine that if there are people out there that are just rabid fans of the movie franchise, they're probably not really prepared for what I'm going to be doing. But I think the people that are fans of the games are probably going to be stoked."
Det er imponerende - og måske endda forfriskende - at Cregger ikke har set nogen af de tidligere film, hvilket betyder, at han ikke vil blive påvirket af dem, mens han skaber sin egen vision. Med Weapons, der indtjente over 200 millioner dollars i billetsalget, har han allerede bevist, at han ved, hvordan man leverer noget dristigt og uventet. Nu er hans sigte rettet mod en af spilverdenens mest elskede gyserserier.