There have been seven movies and a Netflix series based on Capcom’s Resident Evil video game series since 2002, but when Zach Cregger set out to reboot the franchise, he ignored all of them. The director of Weaponsand Barbariantold a virtual roundtable with members of the press, including Polygon, that all he’s seen of the previous movies is their trailers.

It’s interesting to see Zach Cregger take a fresh approach to the Resident Evil franchise. Focusing on survival horror could really bring back the essence of the original games. It will be exciting to see how this new direction unfolds!