Who Should Direct?
A good reboot of the Resident Evil franchise should appeal not only to those who loved the video games and wants to see them on the big screen, but also to those who (for some reason) enjoyed the Anderson films. This film would require a good director that could handle not only good action sequences, but also deliver them in a creepy environment. Here's a small list of who could do a great job with the movie.
Marc Forster
With World War Z, Marc Forster proved us that not only could he handle zombies with an incredibly creepy atmosphere and very impressive action sequences but he could make zombies scary again. Sure, Resident Evil isn't as big as World War Z (the entire film would take place in just one location) however this man could do a good job not only when it comes to character development, but really give us the zombie movie we've deserved since 28 Days Later.
Danny Boyle and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
I know what you're thinking, the first question would be why both directors in the same entry? It's simple, because both of them managed to create one of the best zombie franchises in recent years. 28 Days Later (directed by Danny Boyle) is an incredibly creepy story that has humans as a bigger threat than the rest of the zombies, smart, well acted and it has one of the best endings I've seen in the genre for years. 28 Weeks Later (directed by Fresnadillo) on the other hand proves that if a director isn't handling the sequel of his own film it doesn't mean the final product will be bad. This movie had a great development and some of the coolest sequences involving zombies I've seen in recent years. If any of them decides to direct Resident Evil I'm sure we could see one of the best horror films of the next decade.
Guillermo del Toro
This one's my personal favorite to reboot the Resident Evil franchise. He's already proven that he could handle great action sequences with the Helboy movies, and with The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth it's very clear that this man can create spectacular horror films. But that's not it, he's also a big fan of practical effects over CGI so we could expect to see classic zombies made entirely by practical effects.
Frank Darabont
If you're familiar with Stephen King films then you must be familiar with this guy's work. He's directed 3 movies based on King's work (The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and my personal favorite The Mist) so he's very familiar with horror films. But what about the zombie genre? Well he was the executive producer for The Walking Dead, so directing a movie like Resident Evil shouldn't be much of a problem to him. In fact I think he could make an excellent movie.
James Wan
If there's something James Wan can do it's horror films. From the first Saw movie (the only one that can be qualified as a horror film) to the awesomely scary Insidious. If he manages to bring the tension from Saw and the incredible atmosphere from Insidious I'm sure that his version of Resident Evil could be one of the best films in the genre. Of course they aren't the only ones who could do a reboot of Resident Evil. Eli Roth isn't a bad director when it comes to horror films, and George A. Romero could bring his career back from the dead by doing what he was supposed to do over 10 years ago, and let's not forget that each year tons of new directors are discovered, so why should a well known director handle this movie when this could be a great opportunity for a new director to introduce himself to the world. Rebooting a franchise like Resident Evil will be a very troublesome project, and whoever's the one chosen to make the film will have one hell of a trouble. But like I said, it's not like he'll try to reboot the video game equivalent of The Dark Knight Trilogy. The only thing we can do is to wait until they greenlight a reboot and pray for them to choose a proper director. We can only hope.