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9. It Won't Be A Faithful Adaptation - Resident Evil
Many Resident Evil fans sighed with relief when it was recently announced that the next big-screen franchise reboot would be helmed by Zach Cregger, the phenomenally talented rising filmmaker behind Barbarian and the upcoming Weapons.
After so many lackluster Resident Evil movies, Cregger's an extremely adept director who has all the skill in the world to finally do it right. But anyone expecting an extremely source-faithful adaptation should absolutely abandon that notion immediately, because he's already confirmed that this won't be his approach.
In a recent interview with SFX, Cregger revealed that while he's a huge fan of the video games, he's "not trying to be completely obedient to the lore of the games" but rather "tell a story that just feels authentic to the experience."
Cregger added that he doesn't think he's breaking any major rules of the games, though is also acutely aware that he won't please everyone and some fans will have it out for him regardless.
So to reiterate, if you're hoping Zach Cregger is going to deliver a mega-reverent adaptation of the original game's mansion storyline, you're probably going to be left disappointed.