Resident Evil Reboot director lands, Zach Cregger

Popular zombie outbreak horror game resident Evilwhich spawned a film franchise starring Milla Jovovich, as well as several other adaptations, is having another comeback with one of the minds behind it. Barbarian. That movie has also had a video game adaptation in the works, so it seems like it works both ways.

Zach Cregger has been chosen to direct a new resident Evil reboot after success Barbarian, revealed the hollywood reporter. Add to that the excitement behind your next Armsstarring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner; According to the sector, it has caused a huge bidding war, as it has proven very well. Warner Brothers, which distributes Arms through New Line, is in the race to acquire Creggers resident Evil who will write and direct. Competitors include Netflix, which has had its own television adaptation of the franchise.

Sources tell THR that Cregger’s adaptation is “a revamp that will take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games.” The original story of Capcom’s PlayStation series released in 1996 focused on a motley group of characters facing off against the Umbrella Corporation after it developed and released a deadly zombie virus. Constantin Films has owned the rights to the intellectual property since the 1990s and will once again produce alongside PlayStation Productions.

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