{"id":82775,"date":"2026-09-06T23:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=82775"},"modified":"2026-09-06T23:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:57:56","slug":"resident-evil-director-zach-cregger-says-he-feels-like-hes-been-on-an-apology-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=82775","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Director Zach Cregger Says He Feels Like He&#8217;s Been on an &#8216;Apology Tour&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has said he feels like he\u2019s been on an \u201capology tour\u201d while navigating skepticism from some fans about his movie adaptation of Capcom\u2019s horror franchise.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Cregger, director of hugely popular horror movies Barbarian and Weapons, has faced scrutiny from Resident Evil fans ever since it was confirmed that his adaptation wouldn\u2019t feature any characters from the video games, or tell any of the stories already told in the video games. Instead, Cregger has charted his own path, telling a horror story set in the world of Resident Evil that references some of the video games&#8217; tropes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In an interview with The Playlist, Cregger outlined how it has felt to promote Resident Evil amid this backlash.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Upcoming New Video Game Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"There are dozens of video game adaptations in development, but how many will actually make it through the process and see the light of day remains to be seen. Either way, we're watching these projects, and we're tracking them!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;Click through for a breakdown of the most high-profile video game movie and TV series currently in the works. (Note that release dates are subject to change.)\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been on somewhat of an apology tour,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m running for office, trying to get these people not to call me a LARPer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">His comments here echo those he made to IGN\u2019s Tom Jorgensen recently when talking about the reception to Resident Evil. \u201cI think I was naive,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought fans of these games, like me, would be thrilled that somebody was coming along and turning Resident Evil into a survival horror movie. I was like, \u2018That\u2019s great.\u2019 I did not really appreciate the sentiment that, \u2018We\u2019ve been waiting forever for Leon\u2019s story.\u2019 And I appreciate that, and I\u2019m sorry that\u2019s not the story I\u2019m bringing. I get it, I understand the frustration. I understand it so well because I haven\u2019t seen the earlier [Resident Evil] movies, because they don&#8217;t look like the Resident Evil that I love, so how could I be frustrated with fans who have that same attitude?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With Resident Evil now just a week away, Cregger is philosophical about fan attitude to the film. \u201cNow, I\u2019m just like, \u2018You know what? See the movie.\u2019\u201d he told The Playlist. \u201cIf you still feel the same way after you\u2019ve seen it, then whatever you think is fair. You\u2019re going to decide if I\u2019m an actual Resident Evil fan or a fake. What can I say? I think the movie is going to speak for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Again, those comments echo those he gave to IGN. \u201cMy only hope is that they\u2019ll see the movie regardless of their skepticism or their disappointment that I\u2019m not telling some of the stories that the games tell so well, and they will feel seen when they do watch the movie, and they will recognize all of the love for the games that are in this movie, because it is there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThis is not me just telling a story and slapping Resident Evil on it so I can get a budget. This is me telling a Resident Evil story. I understand the resistance, I do, because I have it myself. It is coming from a true place of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In the same interview with The Playlist, Cregger said he\u2019d love to tell more stories in the Resident Evil universe, but he\u2019s also said he\u2019s done with franchise films after Resident Evil.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Will he get the chance to make another Resident Evil? According to Deadline, Resident Evil is tracking to make $35 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, although it could go higher. $35 million would be the biggest domestic opening ever in the Resident Evil franchise, beating the $26.6 million Resident Evil: Afterlife opened with in 2010.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/zach-cregger-says-he-feels-like-hes-running-for-office-trying-to-get-skeptical-resident-evil-fans-not-to-call-me-a-larper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has said he feels like he\u2019s been on an \u201capology tour\u201d while navigating skepticism from some fans about his movie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[18504,27107,2626,503,1002,4334,4418,1262,16241],"class_list":["post-82775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-apology","tag-cregger","tag-director","tag-evil","tag-feels","tag-hes","tag-resident","tag-tour","tag-zach","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}