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Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie won't tell Leon's story

IGN says Cregger acknowledged he hadn't fully appreciated fans' feelings about waiting for Leon's story.

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IGN reports that Zach Cregger addressed fan reaction to his Resident Evil movie. He acknowledged the sentiment that fans have been waiting for Leon's story, saying he appreciated it, but added: "And I'm sorry that's not the story I'm bringing here."

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Combined views

857.9K

7 Sources, first seen 18d ago

3.6K likes118 comments515 saves248 reposts

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Summary

Many replies objected to Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie as an unnecessary original story that ignores source material and wastes budget on a massive puppet, while some accepted the practical effects and new direction.

Based on 37 sentiment-bearing replies from 28 accounts across 2 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive25%75%Negative

Summary

Many replies objected to Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie as an unnecessary original story that ignores source material and wastes budget on a massive puppet, while some accepted the practical effects and new direction.

Based on 37 sentiment-bearing replies from 28 accounts across 2 conversations.

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@IGNZach Cregger on the fan reaction to his Resident Evil movie: "I did not really appreciate the sentiment that we've been waiting forever for Leon's story and I appreciate that. And I'm sorry that's not the story I'm bringing here."
@totalfilmDuring our Resident Evil set visit, production designer Tom Hammock showed us his 'creature wall,' revealing that he took a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 4 and 6 🩸 Read more: https://totalfilm.visitlink.me/9yXGuf
@BDisgustingZach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL features a 2,000 pound practical monster puppet?! Cregger teases, "There’s one puppet that [Shane Mahan] built in LA that’s like 2,000 lbs and takes four people to operate, that we shipped in pieces over to Prague where we were shooting."
@movieweb🎬 Austin Abrams sits down with MovieWeb’s Joe Deckelmeier alongside director Zach Cregger to reveal the exact Weapons scene that got him cast in the new Resident Evil! 🔥 Resident Evil hits theaters THIS FRIDAY, September 18 🍿
@VarietyZach Cregger on not including any of the characters from the video games in his #ResidentEvil movie.
@DEADLINEKevin Smith, visual effects supervisor at Wētā FX, on getting Zach Cregger’s vision for #ResidentEvil on the big screen : “There’s a lot of blood”
@ComicBookAustin Abrams’ goes through hell as Bryan in @ResidentEvil, and the production had to pay close attention to continuity as the story continued to escalate. "We were constatnly gauging it. Where am I here? How tired am I? Even tracking something like the blood. How much blood do I have on me?🩸" #ResidentEvil comes to theaters September 18! @SonyPictures @LawJSharma
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    @IGNZach Cregger on the fan reaction to his Resident Evil movie: "I did not really appreciate the sentiment that we've been waiting forever for Leon's story and I appreciate that. And I'm sorry that's not the story I'm bringing here."
    @totalfilmDuring our Resident Evil set visit, production designer Tom Hammock showed us his 'creature wall,' revealing that he took a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 4 and 6 🩸 Read more: https://totalfilm.visitlink.me/9yXGuf
    @BDisgustingZach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL features a 2,000 pound practical monster puppet?! Cregger teases, "There’s one puppet that [Shane Mahan] built in LA that’s like 2,000 lbs and takes four people to operate, that we shipped in pieces over to Prague where we were shooting."
    @movieweb🎬 Austin Abrams sits down with MovieWeb’s Joe Deckelmeier alongside director Zach Cregger to reveal the exact Weapons scene that got him cast in the new Resident Evil! 🔥 Resident Evil hits theaters THIS FRIDAY, September 18 🍿
    @VarietyZach Cregger on not including any of the characters from the video games in his #ResidentEvil movie.
    @DEADLINEKevin Smith, visual effects supervisor at Wētā FX, on getting Zach Cregger’s vision for #ResidentEvil on the big screen : “There’s a lot of blood”
    @ComicBookAustin Abrams’ goes through hell as Bryan in @ResidentEvil, and the production had to pay close attention to continuity as the story continued to escalate. "We were constatnly gauging it. Where am I here? How tired am I? Even tracking something like the blood. How much blood do I have on me?🩸" #ResidentEvil comes to theaters September 18! @SonyPictures @LawJSharma
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