{"id":1952143,"date":"2025-08-10T01:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1952143"},"modified":"2025-08-10T01:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:41:22","slug":"resident-evil-director-rules-out-key-character-from-franchise-for-movie-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/resident-evil-director-rules-out-key-character-from-franchise-for-movie-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Director Rules out Key Character From Franchise for Movie Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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He struck gold with 2022&#8217;s Barbarian, and Weapons is taking him to even further heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, he already appears to have his next movie lined up. It was previously revealed that he was being tasked with being the one to try and finally make a good Resident Evil movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been several attempts to adapt the popular video game franchise in live action, but all have failed, including a short-lived Netflix series. Cregger clearly has some great horror chops, and his previous background in comedy makes him a perfect fit to balance the horror and absurdity of the Resident Evil franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While fans of the games should be really excited about Cregger&#8217;s movie, they might be disappointed to know that he&#8217;s looking to tell a new story. He specifically pointed out that Leon S. Kennedy, the protagonist of Resident Evil 2 and 4, won&#8217;t be making an appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt is obedient to the lore of the games, it\u2019s just a different story,\u201d Cregger told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/zach-cregger-interview-resident-evil-weapons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Inverse;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Inverse<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell Leon\u2019s story, because Leon\u2019s story is told in the games. [Fans] already have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It doesn&#8217;t sound like we&#8217;ll be getting Leon, but Cregger made it clear that he&#8217;s a huge fan of the games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am the biggest worshiper of the games, so I\u2019m telling a story that is a love letter to the games and follows the rules of the games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As long as we get an awesome movie, it&#8217;s hard to imagine fans will be too upset if they don&#8217;t see all of their favorite characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gamedaily.com\/news\/resident-evil-director-rules-out-key-character-from-franchise-for-movie-adaptation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GameDaily;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">GameDaily<\/a> on Aug 9, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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