Zach Cregger Explains Austin Abrams’ ‘Resident Evil’ Character Is “An Avatar For Me”: “He’s Perfect For It”

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As Zach Cregger prepares to unleash his take on the Resident Evil franchise, he’s introducing a new character to Raccoon City.

The horror writer and director, whose Resident Evil movie premieres Sept. 18 in theaters, recently explained why he chose to create an original character for the movie, instead of trying to retread stories the video games “do such a great job” of telling.

“I wanted to tell a story that could take place in the Resident Evil world, but wasn’t telling a story that the games had already told,” he told PlayStation. “To me, I would feel like there’s kind of no winning there if I were to tell Leon’s story, because the games do such a great job. It would just be kind of redundant, and ultimately, I think, disappointing. So I would rather just kind of celebrate everything I love about the games by telling the

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