The Barbaro director Zach Cregger will direct the next film adaptation of the popular horror video game saga, Resident Evil
More horror, more faithful to games
The next Cregger project, as part of his contract with the New Line Cinema, is Weaponswhich is already in production and will be released at the beginning of 2026. However, the item circulating according to which Sony Pictures has started negotiations with cregger to direct a new film by Resident Evil He started playing last September. And now it is confirmed!
Second The Hollywood journalistThe news triggered a ferocious war of offers, with studies like Warner Bros. and Netflix fighting to get the project. Even if it was initially thought it would be for Sony, it seems that the adaptation of cregger could end up in other hands.
An adaptation that continues to find its place
The latest film by the saga era Welcome to Raccoon CityDirected by Johannes Roberts and played by Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen and Robbie Amell. Even if he tried to remain faithful to the universe of games, he was unable to conquer fans and critics.
More recently, Netflix has published a live-action series of video game Removed by the deceased Lance Reddick in the role of Albert Wesker, but the welcome was even worse. Both adaptations have not been able to meet the expectations of the most faithful followers of the saga.
Even if the details on the film that Cregger will direct are still a mystery, it is expected that it is More focused on horror Yes more faithful to the original games. This turning point could be just what fans were waiting for.
A more authentic approach?
One of the characteristics that he has talked about in the work of Zach Cregger It is its ability to create realistic and disturbing horror atmospheres, as has shown with Barbaric. This approach could be just that the title It must finally provide an adaptation that does justice to the fears and tensions that fans experience when they play video games. Unlike the previous films, which tended more to action and fantasy, the vision of cregger should return to what has made the saga famous: psychological horror and a feeling of constant claustrophobia, characteristic of the first titles of the series.
As for the casting, the details on the actors must yet be revealed, but given the reputation of cregger in creating complex characters, The casting will be crucial To give life to emblematic figures such as Claire Redfield Yes Chris Redfieldwhich could have a new opportunity to shine.
Cregger and his possible future in the comics
In the past Cregger has already shown interest in entering the universe of comics. During a Podcast interview Damn disgusting In 2022, he revealed that he had written a screenplay for a film “Lenate a Batman” that he would have liked to bring to the screen. Even if he did not share further details, he clarified he was completely obsessed with this story, even if he has never been a superhero fan.
In a more recent interview with Discuss moviesCregger described the script as “the best thing I ever wrote” and commented that it would have been happy to make it realized if it had had the opportunity. “If they called me, I would put everything aside and do it without thinking about it,” he said. The question is now: could Cregger direct some movies based on comics in the future? In the meantime, fans of Resident Evil They are still waiting to know more about his vision of the video game saga.
Resident Evil He had an interesting story in the cinema, but with the arrival of a promising director like Zach Cregger, there is hope that finally, fans of the saga will see an adaptation to the level of video games. We will be careful of the next ads!