As Zach Cregger prepares to bring Resident Evil to the big screen once again, he’s venturing outside the canon for a new story. The director, who is rebooting the franchise for Sony, recently explained that although he’s “not breaking the rules of the games,” the movie depicts a story “outside of the characters of the games.”

Zach Cregger remains adamant about not remaking any story within the "Resident Evil" saga for his big-screen adaptation. Although he wants to have an original plot, the "Weapons" director told Inverse that he's "not breaking the rules of the games.

Zach Cregger recently gave an interview to Inverse where he revealed that his upcoming Resident Evil film won't be retelling Leon's story, but it will have an original idea. Cregger, who has been working on the reboot for Sony, said: