Zach Cregger, the director of “Barbarian” 2022, is busy these days. He doesn’t just produce that Buzzy upcoming science fiction/horror flick “companion”, “companion”, “companion” But his new film “Weapons” will probably be released later this year. Now it looks as if the sought -after filmmaker is making a gap in a legendary franchise. Namely “resident evil”. That’s correct! It is another new start time!
Accordingly The Hollywood reporterCregger is connected to write and lead a new film based on the classic Capcom video game series. Details of action remain completely under closure, but it is said that this new setting “will be true to the horror roots and the first games”. Hollywood gives the idea in his mouth. Several studios, including Warner Bros. and Netflix, are currently in a bidding war for the rights to the project.
Constantine film, which has the film rights for “Resident Evil”, produces as it is PlayStation Productions that were launched in 2019 to convert his games into films and television programs. For what it is worth, the production company from Cregger has completed a deal in the Warner Bros./New Line Cinema, so that it appears like a logical goal. Ultimately, it will probably depend on who has the deepest pockets and cheapest terms.
Resident Evil needs a revision and Zach Cregger is the right man for the job
Although video game films have always been a hit/Miss prospect, this franchise was a bright spot anyway. The “Resident Evil” films have earned more than 1.2 billion US dollars together at the box officeFrom the original from 2002. The series contains seven live action films and several animated entries that largely went directly to the video.
For Cregger it indicates that confidence in his skills as a filmmaker is growing. “Barbarian” was an unexpected success, the 45 million US dollar budgeted for only 4.5 million US dollars. He put him on the map against enthusiastic reviews. Rightly rightly how he proved to be an inventive voice in the genre room and worked with limited resources. For a franchise that has shot its bikes for several years, such a voice is exactly what the doctor has ordered.
As my colleague BJ Colangelo emphasized after the publication of 2021S “Welcome to Raccoon City”, he emphasized after the publication of 2021. It will be a difficult task to please all “Resident Evil” fans in modern timesHow many of them want different things. Netflix’s live action show lasted a single season. The action -oriented films with Milla Jovovich had released their course at the time of 2017 “The Final Chapter”. “Raccoon City” was pretty loyal to the games in many ways, but it was not successful. Where do we go from here? That is to be found for Cregger.
For my money he feels like the perfect guy to hand over the keys. I played video games most of my life and this is my favorite series, period. I also count “barbar” as my favorite film from 2022. I can only speak for myself, but it feels like a match in heaven. With the right studio support, this could be a real pleasure. Fortunately, it seems that Cregger and the producers have control over control here. Crossed thumbs.
The new “Resident Evil” film does not yet have a publication date, but stays tuned.
