Sep 19, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 18 segments
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . RESIDENT EVIL OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: . Cregger Getting to RE - 1:36 The Fan-Made Controversy - 3:44 . Scores/Expectations/M1 is Film Twitter King…
So, yeah, following the release of Resident Evil, Welcome to Raccoon City in November of 2021.
Writer and director Johannes Roberts stated if a sequel were to be developed, he would want to make it.
It seemed like the IP was cooling and they decided to deliberately take a break, kind of pursue the TV series to reassess their options there.
And they must have been over the moon, Michael, when Zach Kreger, one of the hottest new directors in the horror genre, came to them with this idea.
I would argue, something we're going to talk about later, that was less of a Resident Evil movie
I saw all the previous ones, and Krager did not, by the way, because he actually stated in January that he actually didn't see any of the previous Milo Jovovich Resident Evil films in that series, but that this film would serve as a reboot.
A bidding war between the four major studios or four of the major studios, Warner Brothers, Netflix included, happened.
And Sony ultimately won the bid with Columbia Pictures overseeing this production, just like all of the other previous Resident Evil screen gems films.
when Sony won, too, because I went back and did some research and a lot of the articles were like, well, Sony, which did the horrible first seven Resident Evil movies, now is the home once again to the franchise.
So, yeah, following the release of Resident Evil, Welcome to Raccoon City in November of 2021.
Writer and director Johannes Roberts stated if a sequel were to be developed, he would want to make it.
It seemed like the IP was cooling and they decided to deliberately take a break, kind of pursue the TV series to reassess their options there.
And they must have been over the moon, Michael, when Zach Kreger, one of the hottest new directors in the horror genre, came to them with this idea.
I would argue, something we're going to talk about later, that was less of a Resident Evil movie
I saw all the previous ones, and Krager did not, by the way, because he actually stated in January that he actually didn't see any of the previous Milo Jovovich Resident Evil films in that series, but that this film would serve as a reboot.
A bidding war between the four major studios or four of the major studios, Warner Brothers, Netflix included, happened.
And Sony ultimately won the bid with Columbia Pictures overseeing this production, just like all of the other previous Resident Evil screen gems films.
when Sony won, too, because I went back and did some research and a lot of the articles were like, well, Sony, which did the horrible first seven Resident Evil movies, now is the home once again to the franchise.
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