Like comic book fans, gamers can be sensitive about movie adaptations of their favorite stories. For a long time, the "video game curse" loomed over Hollywood like a bad shadow; movies based on games were often horrible to the point of inducing nausea. Films like the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy and the indie thriller Werewolves Within have changed people's tune, along with TV hits like Fallout , Twisted Metal , and The Last of Us . But even so, there's still overwhelming skepticism towards how filmmakers handle beloved games.
But no one needs to fear what Weapons director Zach Cregger is cooking up for a certain gaming franchise with an already exhaustive history on the big screen: Resident Evil.
Amid the release of Weapons in theaters, writer/director Zach Cregger has t