In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Zach Cregger clarified that he isn't interested in directing scripts written by other people, as he wants to be personally involved with the writing process of everything he works on. While this stance might change down the line, it exhibits an admirable brand of conviction/commitment, which might be the key to a film that will break the so-called "video game adaptation curse" that the franchise has suffered so far. When asked about his "Resident Evil" movie, Cregger said:
"That's an original screenplay, by the way. It's a weird story. I wrote it, and I love the story. It has nothing to do with any of the other 'Resident Evil' movies. If I do my job, it will feel fresh and edgy and weird [...] I have 'Resident Evil', and then I have a sci-fi movie right after that's original [...] Then I have another one that I'm working on that feels like 'Nightcrawler'. But all of those are original. My agents don't even send me scripts, because I'm not going to direct other scripts. I'm in a very fortunate position to be able to write a movie and have a good shot at getting a movie made, [so] why would I not do it if I like to write?"
