After directing the 2022 movie Barbarian, which earned rave reviews, Zach Cregger’s encore performance came in the form of the horror/mystery film Weapons. And based on the early returns, it’s fair to say that Cregger is on a bit of a heater.

Director Zach Cregger talks about his sophomore feature, "Weapons," about a small town overtaken by a malevolent force.

As Zach Cregger prepares to bring Resident Evil to the big screen once again, he’s venturing outside the canon for a new story. The director, who is rebooting the franchise for Sony, recently explained that although he’s “not breaking the rules of the games,” the movie depicts a story “outside of the characters of the games.”