Los Angeles, Aug. 10 -- Filmmaker Zach Cregger is poised to resurrect "Resident Evil" with a vision that reverently preserves the franchise's intricate lore while steering clear of retelling its most familiar character arcs.
The director, who is rebooting the franchise for Sony, recently explained that although he's "not breaking the rules of the games," the movie depicts a story "outside of the characters of the games."
"I am the biggest worshiper of the games, so I'm telling a story that is a love letter to the games and follows the rules of the games," he told Inverse.
"It is obedient to the lore of the games, it's just a different story," added Cregger. "I'm not going to tell Leon's story, because Leon's story is told in the games. [...