{"id":1957946,"date":"2025-08-13T13:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1957946"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:50:28","slug":"weapons-director-on-why-his-resident-evil-movie-wont-have-leon-other-game-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weapons-director-on-why-his-resident-evil-movie-wont-have-leon-other-game-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons Director on Why His Resident Evil Movie Won\u2019t Have Leon &#038; Other Game Characters"},"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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The <strong>Weapons director<\/strong> revealed in a recent interview that his big-screen adaptation of the fan-favorite video game franchise will convey an original story without any characters from the Capcom games.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Zach Cregger reveals his Resident Evil movie won\u2019t focus on Leon S Kennedy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While speaking with <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>, Zach Cregger noted that even though his Resident Evil reboot will utilize the game\u2019s rich lore, the plot of the movie will strictly take place \u201coutside of the characters of the games.\u201d He emphasized that the film won\u2019t center around the escapades of Leon Scott Kennedy, who has appeared in 11 Resident Evil games, including two remakes, so far.<\/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 the Weapons director explained before stating, \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\">Cregger defended his creative decision about not including original Resident Evil game characters in his film by saying, \u201cThis is not breaking the rules of the games. I 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\">He then provided a but blunt answer to fans who were expecting to see Leon lead the new Resident Evil flick by simply noting, \u201cThey can play the game.\u201d Cregger had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/news\/611964-resident-evil-movie-plot-story-director-games-reboot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:previously stated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">previously stated<\/a> that he expects backlash from the audience upon the release of his film, irrespective of its quality. However, he still remains hopeful that fans will be happy with the final product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new Resident Evil film is currently on track to hit theaters on September 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/news\/619779-resident-evil-movie-game-director-zach-cregger-weapons-characters-leon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SuperHeroHype;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/news\/2016138-resident-evil-movie-game-director-zach-cregger-weapons-characters-leon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Weapons Director on Why His Resident Evil Movie Won\u2019t Have Leon &amp; Other Game Characters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Weapons Director on Why His Resident Evil Movie Won\u2019t Have Leon &amp; Other Game Characters<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ComingSoon.net &#8211; Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/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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