‘Resident Evil’ trailer takes Zach Krieger into IP filmmaking

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Zach Krieger has entered Vampirewhere the first trailer reveals his take on the Capcom video game.

There have been seven previous ones Vampire films. And an IP play like this, on the surface, doesn’t seem like the natural next step for Cregger, who has risen to become one of the most in-demand original filmmakers in Hollywood. Barbarian It was a surprise success, though Weapons It was turned into a successful Oscar-winning film that grossed $270 million worldwide. Both were heavily based on Krieger’s own ideas.

But the director is said to have made a film that takes on a mythology Vampire But it’s very much an independent film, similar to Cregger’s film.

Krieger revealed a look at the film earlier this month at CinemaCon, noting that he’s a long-time fan of the zombie video game franchise.

“Over the past two decades, I’ve played a lot of things VampireKrieger said, noting that he was drawn to the way the games are “naturally cinematic.” “If you love games, you will feel their influence everywhere in the film,” the director added.

According to the opening line, “In a brand new story, Vampire It follows Brian (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as a fateful and terrifying night descends into chaos around him.

Weapons Actor Abrams plays the lead role VampireWith Zach Cherry, Callie Reese and Paul Walter Hauser. Krieger wrote the screenplay with Shay Hatten.

Sony and Columbia Pictures have a September 18 release date for the film.

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