Resident Evil fans may deter Zach Cregger from making another Resident Evil movie

Directors who choose to take on a movie adaptation of a popular book, comic, or video game franchise are in a tough spot. Slavish adherence to the source material often provokes a “why bother?” from audiences, while any deviation intended to create a unique take on that material is increasingly a provocation for self-proclaimed fans to vocally—not to say abusively—assert their sole ownership of an IP.