Zach Cregger had his work cut out for him when it was announced that he was adapting the new Resident Evil reboot. Tackling an IP with such a huge fanbase would be overwhelming for any director, but Cregger’s passion for the franchise was clear from the outset. His previous two horror movies, Barbarian (2022) and Weapons (2025), were massive successes both critically and financially, so it stands to reason that he was already incredibly comfortable with the genre.

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