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Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Movie Sparks Backlash From Players Saying It’s Not Lore Accurate Enough

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie trailer has some Capcom fans complaining that it’s not lore accurate enough to the games.

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Sony released the first trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie. However, reactions to the new RE film have been split between some players angry it is not accurate enough to the games, and cinephiles who think it looks brilliant. Here’s why some Resident Evil fans are wrong about it not being lore enough.

Resident Evil Movie Trailer Sparks Backlash With Some RE Fans

After months of anticipation, the first Resident Evil movie trailer has finally been released. The new RE film adaptation is from Weapons director Zach Cregger and releases on September 18, 2026. However, the new trailer immediately sparked backlash with long-time Resident Evil players. Some fans, specifically, were upset that it doesn’t follow the storyline from the games.

Debates around whether the Resident Evil movie was lore accurate enough then began to go viral online after a user on X wrote, “So, this is basically a........

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