The Resident Evil Reboot Lands Director Zach Cregger

Well-liked zombie outbreak horror recreation Resident Evil, which spawned a film franchise starring Milla Jovovich in addition to varied different variations, is getting one other go-around with one of many minds behind Barbarian. That movie has additionally had a video game adaptation within the pipeline, so it really works each methods it appears.

Zach Cregger has been tapped to helm a brand new Resident Evil reboot after the success of Barbarian, revealed the Hollywood Reporter. Add to that the thrill behind his upcoming Weapons, which stars Josh Brolin and Julia Garner; it has drummed up fairly a bidding conflict, in accordance with the commerce, because it’s examined very effectively. Warner Brothers, which is distributing Weapons by way of New Line, is within the operating to amass Creggers’ Resident Evil which he will probably be writing and directing. Opponents embrace Netflix, which has had its own television adaptation of the franchise.

Sources instructed THR that Cregger’s adaptation is “a revamp that can take the title to its horror roots and be extra trustworthy to the preliminary video games.” The unique story of Capcom’s PlayStation collection launched in 1996 centered on a motley crew of characters going up towards the Umbrella Company after it developed and launched a lethal zombie virus. Constantin Movies has held the rights to the IP for the reason that ’90s, and can return to supply alongside PlayStation Productions.

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