The people yearn for a no-frills adaptation of the Resident Evil franchise, but Zach Cregger probably won’t be the one to make it. The director of Barbarian and Weapons is inarguably the best choice to helm a live-action remake of Resident Evil, Capcom’s gnarly survival horror franchise. After Weapons, Zach Cregger is taking on Resident Evil. VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images“Let me say this: this is not breaking the rules of the games,” Cregger tells Inverse. The new Resident Evil film, meanwhile, will adhere to the status quo, and it could be worse for it.