{"id":54521,"date":"2026-05-22T23:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54521"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:18:44","slug":"the-resident-evil-movie-is-borrowing-one-great-idea-from-recent-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54521","title":{"rendered":"The Resident Evil Movie Is Borrowing One Great Idea From Recent Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zach Cregger&#8217;s Resident Evil movie is out in a few months, and while it looks like the Weapons director will be putting a fresh spin on Capcom&#8217;s survival-horror franchise, he&#8217;s clearly also been inspired by one of its best games. In a new sneak peek at the movie, Cregger briefly spoke about his vision for survival-horror&#8211;&#8220;horror, it&#8217;s not action&#8221;&#8211;and his idea for a protagonist who was in way over his head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What I love about survival-horror games&#8211;and Resident Evil mostly&#8211;is this overwhelming feeling of dread,&#8221; Cregger said. &#8220;I had this idea for a story in the world of Resident Evil, but it&#8217;s kind of like me,&nbsp;if I was dropped into a Resident Evil game. I&#8217;m terrible with guns; I wouldn&#8217;t know how any of them work, and I would miss 99% of all of my shots. This is my opportunity to be loyal to the games&#8211;in spirit and tone&#8211;and build a story that puts you in that scenario again, and again, and again, with increasing stakes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zach Cregger talks survival horror and his vision for Resident Evil. From the mind behind Weapons and Barbarian, Resident Evil is in theatres 9.18. Filmed for IMAX. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResidentEvil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ResidentEvil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UdhlIWA1aE\">pic.twitter.com\/UdhlIWA1aE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Resident Evil (@ResidentEvil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ResidentEvil\/status\/2057491612549222683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cregger&#8217;s idea sounds eerily similar to Resident Evil 7 and its lead character, Ethan Winters. While previous games had put you in the boots of people who had been trained in firearms and special tactics, Winters was a civilian with no real experience in handling firearms or dealing with bioweapons. Capcom would repeat that idea with Resident Evil Requiem, as its co-protagonist Grace Ashcroft was a complete rookie&nbsp;when it came to self-defense and helped emphasize the survival-horror aspect of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video above&nbsp;includes a few examples of how lead actor Austin Abrams&#8217;s character isn&#8217;t exactly a deadly marksman in the film, as he quickly becomes frustrated at his inability to shoot the lock off of a door. It also looks like the film will take a page out of the least-liked game in the series, as it&#8217;s been teased that creatures from Resident Evil 6 will appear in it. New Resident Evil posters have also debuted online, and unsurprisingly, they hint at the Umbrella Corporation being responsible for the chaos that has befallen Raccoon City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamespot-blocks-embed-gallery\">\n<div class=\"image-gallery-collection\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Every Resident Evil Movie, Ranked Worst to Best Image Gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"image-gallery-heading has-m-font-size\">Every Resident Evil Movie, Ranked Worst to Best<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-gallery__main count-7\">\n<figure class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/original\/1562\/15626911\/3185634-slide1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"3185634-slide1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1000\" 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