Resident Evil Director Says He Won’t Do A Franchise Movie Again

Director Zach Cregger is making one of 2026's most-anticipated video game movies in Resident Evil, but don't expect him to make another film based on a franchise again. Speaking to Deadline, Cregger said, "I'm doing this [Resident Evil], and that's it for me. I'm not going to go tackle any other franchises." Why? He said it's because he wants to "write whatever I want to write," as opposed to adhering to a specific franchise's history and lore. "I don’t want to write something where I have to make sure I’m tagging different data points to satisfy X. I just want to satisfy me," he said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNd1gb19A-c Cregger said the "only reason" that Resident Evil made sense for him was because he's a big fan of the games and he came up with what he believes is an original idea for it. "I think this movie is cool, and I hope it checks the fan boxes because I’m a fan and I’m checking my boxes. I’m making the Resident Evil movie that I wish existed, so I can do that with a clean heart and a clear conscience and not feel like I’m getting f*cked by some weird industry thing," he said. Cregger also clarified comments he made previously about his story for the Resident Evi…