Zach Cregger Discusses Resident Evil Test Screenings and Physical Media
The filmmaker reveals how removing humor improved the film, explains his stance on digital versus physical media, and discusses writing personal anxieties into the script.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 9 Sept 2026. Features – IndieWire published first, on 9 September at 17:00 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 29h 58m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 11 September at 02:32 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), IndieWire, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Features – IndieWireZach Cregger Isn’t Sure He Wants Kids — So He Wrote That Anxiety Into ‘Resident Evil’
- IndieWireZach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony’s ‘Resident Evil’
- The Hollywood Reporter‘Resident Evil’ Filmmaker Zach Cregger Reveals the Key Adjustment He Made After Test Screenings
- The A.V. ClubZach Cregger says test audiences convinced him to cut most of Resident Evil's jokes
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘Resident Evil’ Filmmaker Zach Cregger Reveals the Key Adjustment He Made After Test Screenings The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Zach Cregger says test audiences convinced him to cut most of Resident Evil's jokes The A.V. Club
- Zach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony’s ‘Resident Evil’ IndieWire
- Zach Cregger Isn’t Sure He Wants Kids — So He Wrote That Anxiety Into ‘Resident Evil’ Features – IndieWire
In this story
- Zach Cregger
- Resident Evil
- Sony
- Austin Abrams