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Zach Cregger Already Has Ideas for More ‘Resident Evil’ Movies, Even Though This Is His Only Franchise Film

Horror directors making the leap into established franchise territory often approach the experience with caution, wary of being pigeonholed into corporate filmmaking for the rest of their careers. Few filmmakers have navigated that transition as deliberately as the director behind two of the genre's biggest recent hits.

Zach Cregger Already Has Ideas for More ‘Resident Evil’ Movies, Even Though This Is His Only Franchise Film

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Horror directors making the leap into established franchise territory often approach the experience with caution, wary of being pigeonholed into corporate filmmaking for the rest of their careers.

Few filmmakers have navigated that transition as deliberately as the director behind two of the genre's biggest recent hits.

Zach Cregger built his reputation on original, unsettling...

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Horror directors making the leap into established franchise territory often approach the experience with caution, wary of being pigeonholed into corporate filmmaking for the rest of their careers. Few filmmakers have navigated that transition as deliberately as the director behind two of the genre's biggest recent hits. Zach Cregger built his reputation on original, unsettling...

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