Zach Cregger Is ‘Sorry’ After Major Resident Evil Backlash: ‘I Was Naïve’
Cregger said he misjudged the backlash and promised the film will include clear references and respect for the source material.
- Director Zach Cregger apologized to Resident Evil fans after trailers sparked backlash over his upcoming movie adaptation, acknowledging the controversy surrounding his creative choices.
- Trailers revealed a modern setting, a snow-covered Raccoon City, and new protagonist Bryan Hodukavich, played by Austin Abrams, frustrating fans who expected franchise heroes Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield.
- Cregger told IGN he was "naive" and failed to anticipate the pushback, while admitting his own past avoidance of Resident Evil films that strayed from the source material.
- Addressing the exclusion of Kennedy, Cregger said, "I'm sorry that that's not the story that I'm bringing here," while promising deep respect for the franchise in the finished film.
- The film follows a medical courier fighting a viral outbreak in Raccoon City and features supporting cast members Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry, and Johnno Wilson, releasing September 18.
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‘Resident Evil’ Director Zach Cregger Comments On Fans Upset Film Isn’t About Leon: “That’s Not The Story I’m Bringing Here…I Understand The Frustration”
Writer/director Zach Cregger is making an appeal to longtime and critical “Resident Evil” super-fans who are suspicious about his new movie and identifies with that “resistance,” after revealing he himself avoided the original run of movies because it wasn’t appealing enough to him, as they didn’t look or feel like the version of Resident Evil he was familiar with. Cregger has been pretty open about his feelings on fan criticism while speaking …
Resident Evil Movie Director Responds to Fan Backlash: “I Understand the Frustration”
Zach Cregger has spent much of his Resident Evil press run defending a movie that skips the franchise’s most famous faces in favor of an original story. In recent interviews, particularly in one with IGN, the filmmaker has openly admitted he underestimated how fans would react to that choice, describing the promotional tour as something […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
Zach Cregger Apologizes for Not Including A Fan-Favorite Character in His Resident Evil Movie
Image Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil film marks the third cinematic adaptation of Capcom’s survival horror franchise, but it arrives without a single character carried over from the games. Rather than building around established icons like Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, or Jill Valentine, the movie instead follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who gets pulled […]
Zach Cregger Is ‘Sorry’ After Major Resident Evil Backlash: ‘I Was Naïve’
Zach Cregger has apologized to Resident Evil fans after backlash over his upcoming movie adaptation. The director admitted he underestimated how strongly the community feels about seeing the games’ stories honored on screen. Zach Cregger responds to Resident Evil movie backlash Speaking with IGN days before the movie’s September 18 release, Zach Cregger revealed he […] The post Zach Cregger Is ‘Sorry’ After Major Resident Evil Backlash: ‘I Was N…
Zach Cregger, director of Resident Evil, apologizes for not including any of the main characters in video games in his film adaptation.
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