{"id":2064009,"date":"2026-07-27T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064009"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:52:28","slug":"zach-creggers-resident-evil-movie-trailer-sparks-debate-over-faithful-game-adaptations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064009","title":{"rendered":"Zach Cregger\u2019s \u2018Resident Evil\u2019 movie trailer sparks debate over \u201cfaithful\u201d game adaptations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Resident-Evil-trailer.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zach Cregger\u2019s \u2018Resident Evil\u2019 movie trailer sparks debate over \u201cfaithful\u201d game adaptations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I take liberties&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-27T12:52:28+01:00\">27th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Resident-Evil-trailer-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Evil movie\" title=\"Resident Evil trailer\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Resident Evil&#8217; trailer. CREDIT: Sony Pictures UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The first trailer for Zach Cregger\u2019s \u201cfaithful\u201d <i>Resident Evil<\/i> movie has been released, giving fans their first look at the horror icon\u2019s take on the beloved video game series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The movie tells an \u201coriginal\u201d story within the <i>Resident Evil <\/i>universe. The trailer sees courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) crashing his car while on a run, and getting stranded in a zombie-ravaged Racoon City. The clip features fan-favourite undead beasties as well as a faithful recreation of how players typically discover different weapons and ammo in the games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, while classic <i>Resident Evil<\/i> games take place in the \u201890s, Zach Cregger\u2019s take on the franchise is set in modern times and instead of a rainy Racoon City, we see it covered in snow. \u201cI take liberties,\u201d he told <em>IGN<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s not 1998. It takes place in modern times. I know that during the events of <i>Resident Evil 2<\/i>, it\u2019s not snowing [but] in this movie, I thought it would be better for the story and for the visual, if it was snowy. It\u2019s going to be a better movie for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not trying to adapt a video game. I\u2019m not using the characters from the games. I\u2019m not telling a story that the games tell because I\u2019m not going to be able to do it better than the games,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe games are so well executed and to me, Leon and Claire exist so perfectly in the games that anyone I cast and any difference that I do with them would be, probably, to the detriment of what I was trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sparked a debate online about how faithful video game adaptations should be. \u201cI have lived enough to be distrusting of any adaptation that is a \u2018love letter\u2019 to the source material,\u201d one fan wrote on Reddit. \u201cStill feels like they used the name to generate interest in what is mostly an unrelated horror movie, and that comes across as disingenuous,\u201d added another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t personally want this. Why does Hollywood\u00a0 keep making these films and then changing things to fit their \u2018artistic visions\u2019 or telling the story they wanted to tell? You can do that, just don\u2019t slap the Resident Evil name on it. How hard is that concept to grasp,\u201d said a third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">just make an original work then. people actually want good new original zombie ip. hijacking an already existing ip doesnt do his work any favors, the resident evil brand is already casting a huge shadow on the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AKLR \ud83e\udeb6 play signalis!! (@_undeadinside) July 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However other fans are excited about this take on <i>Resident Evil. <\/i>\u201cI think this movie looks absolutely sick. The game story is too nonsensical to be so literal and translated to film, so the writers and directors need creative liberties. Same universe, themes. The writing and creature design just have to be good,\u201d one fan wrote on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honestly glad he\u2019s doing an original story. Everyone says they want translations of the games, but the remakes look so good \u2013 they\u2019re basically an interactive movie already. The adaptation attempts we\u2019ve had have been dogshit. We just need a guy who knows how to make good movies AND is a fan of the games and is familiar with the lore, characters and will be respectful\/appreciative to the source material. If Zach Cregger can\u2019t do it well, I\u2019m skeptical anybody can,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last year, Cregger said he was expecting criticism over the <i>Resident Evil<\/i> film. \u201cI\u2019m trying to tell a story that just feels authentic to the experience you get when you play the games. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m breaking any major rules, but I also recognise that no matter what I do, people are going to come for me online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Resident Evil<\/i> will hit cinemas September 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span 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released, giving fans their first look at the horror icon\u2019s take on the beloved video game series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The movie tells an \u201coriginal\u201d story within the <i>Resident Evil <\/i>universe. The trailer sees courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) crashing his car while on a run, and getting stranded in a zombie-ravaged Racoon City. The clip features fan-favourite undead beasties as well as a faithful recreation of how players typically discover different weapons and ammo in the games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, while classic <i>Resident Evil<\/i> games take place in the \u201890s, Zach Cregger\u2019s take on the franchise is set in modern times and instead of a rainy Racoon City, we see it covered in snow. \u201cI take liberties,\u201d he told <em>IGN<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s not 1998. It takes place in modern times. I know that during the events of <i>Resident Evil 2<\/i>, it\u2019s not snowing [but] in this movie, I thought it would be better for the story and for the visual, if it was snowy. It\u2019s going to be a better movie for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not trying to adapt a video game. I\u2019m not using the characters from the games. I\u2019m not telling a story that the games tell because I\u2019m not going to be able to do it better than the games,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe games are so well executed and to me, Leon and Claire exist so perfectly in the games that anyone I cast and any difference that I do with them would be, probably, to the detriment of what I was trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sparked a debate online about how faithful video game adaptations should be. \u201cI have lived enough to be distrusting of any adaptation that is a \u2018love letter\u2019 to the source material,\u201d one fan wrote on Reddit. \u201cStill feels like they used the name to generate interest in what is mostly an unrelated horror movie, and that comes across as disingenuous,\u201d added another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t personally want this. Why does Hollywood\u00a0 keep making these films and then changing things to fit their \u2018artistic visions\u2019 or telling the story they wanted to tell? You can do that, just don\u2019t slap the Resident Evil name on it. How hard is that concept to grasp,\u201d said a third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">just make an original work then. people actually want good new original zombie ip. hijacking an already existing ip doesnt do his work any favors, the resident evil brand is already casting a huge shadow on the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AKLR \ud83e\udeb6 play signalis!! (@_undeadinside) July 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However other fans are excited about this take on <i>Resident Evil. <\/i>\u201cI think this movie looks absolutely sick. The game story is too nonsensical to be so literal and translated to film, so the writers and directors need creative liberties. Same universe, themes. The writing and creature design just have to be good,\u201d one fan wrote on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honestly glad he\u2019s doing an original story. Everyone says they want translations of the games, but the remakes look so good \u2013 they\u2019re basically an interactive movie already. The adaptation attempts we\u2019ve had have been dogshit. We just need a guy who knows how to make good movies AND is a fan of the games and is familiar with the lore, characters and will be respectful\/appreciative to the source material. If Zach Cregger can\u2019t do it well, I\u2019m skeptical anybody can,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last year, Cregger said he was expecting criticism over the <i>Resident Evil<\/i> film. \u201cI\u2019m trying to tell a story that just feels authentic to the experience you get when you play the games. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m breaking any major rules, but I also recognise that no matter what I do, people are going to come for me online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Resident Evil<\/i> will hit cinemas September 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/zach-cregger-resident-evil-movie-trailer-faithful-game-adaptations-backlash-3959256&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Resident-Evil-trailer.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Zach Cregger\u2019s \u2018Resident Evil\u2019 movie trailer sparks debate over \u201cfaithful\u201d game adaptations &#8220;I take liberties&#8221; By Ali Shutler 27th July 2026 &#8216;Resident Evil&#8217; trailer. 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