Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Zach Cregger Defends Resident Evil Movie’s Missing Characters
Zach Cregger is making a Resident Evil movie.
Some fans are unhappy because certain game characters are missing.
Cregger said he understands that he cannot make every possible story.
He wants to create the best movie he can.
He also does not want to copy a story that the games already tell well.
Cregger specifically said he would fail if he tried to tell Leon’s story.
He believes that would be the wrong story for him to make.
Instead, he wants to tell a Resident Evil story that fits his own filmmaking abilities.
Zach Cregger responded to Resident Evil gaming fans’ concerns about missing characters.
Cregger said he aims to make the best Resident Evil movie he can.
He does not want to retell a story the games have already told well.
Cregger said making Leon’s story would be the wrong choice for him.
He described the movie’s direction as a story he is capable of telling.
- Who
- Filmmaker Zach Cregger and Resident Evil gaming fans.
- What
- Cregger defended the movie’s approach amid concerns about missing game characters.
- Why
- He said he does not want to retell stories the games have already told well and believes Leon’s story would be wrong for him to make.
Gaming Fans’ Concerns
Cregger’s Creative Approach
Missing characters
Gaming Fans’ Concerns
Fans have criticized the movie over characters from the games being absent.
Cregger’s Creative Approach
Cregger said he must focus on making the best movie he can rather than including every game character.
Adapting game stories
Gaming Fans’ Concerns
Fans may expect the film to follow familiar stories and characters from the games.
Cregger’s Creative Approach
Cregger said he does not want to retell a story the games have already told well, including Leon’s story.
- Filmmaker
- Zach Cregger
- Film
- Resident Evil movie
- Fan concern
- Some characters from the games are missing.
- Cregger’s goal
- To make the best Resident Evil movie he is capable of making.
- Story approach
- He does not want to be bound to stories already told by the games.
- Leon’s story
- Cregger said attempting it would be the wrong story for him to tell.