Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has seen the calls for his movie to stick closer to the video games, but he’s got a few good reasons for why he’s choosing to tell his own story.
The Weapons and Barbarian mastermind commented on the “divided” response to his first Resident Evil movie teaser during a conversation with Obsession director and fellow comedian-turned-horror filmmaker Curry Barker for Interview Magazine. He confirmed that, yes, he has seen fans complaining about the lack of familiar elements in his live-action version of Raccoon City, but he’s confident that telling an original tale was the right choice.
“I feel great about it,” Cregger said when Barker asked for his feelings on the Resident Evil movie. “I really like the movie a lot. It’s been a wild week since the teaser came out to see the divided reaction online. There’s so many people that clearly really want the video game, meaning the characters and story from the video game, and anything different than that is really not welcomed. I didn’t realize how passionate some people were about that.”
