And just like that, the Resident Evil franchise finds itself right back where it started.
For all its popularity among gamers, Resident Evil just can’t get the big-screen adaptation it deserves. Paul W. S. Anderson’s take on the franchise was financially successful, but not exactly relevant to the games. Resident Evil’s loyal fandom mostly disregarded his six films, and the same goes for Sony’s 2021 reboot and Netflix’s own Resident Evil series, released just one year later. A third reboot already feels counterintuitive, but the addition of director Zach Cregger, whose Barbarian felt like the perfect audition, gave fans some reason to hope. The more Cregger reveals about his plans, however, the less likely a faithful adaptation seems.
