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“Weapons” and “Barbarian” filmmaker Zach Cregger has revealed that his upcoming “Resident Evil” film made a major change after a test screening – namely pulling almost all of the jokes.
Whereas his previous films were able to strike a balance between horror and elements of comedy, test screenings for this adaptation of the game franchise revealed the ratio was initially too lopsided.
Speaking with THR about the film’s testing process, he says he pulled out every single joke in the film that he thought didn’t work and the overall movie majorly improved as a result:
“I learned that people really liked the movie, but they thought it was too funny. So over the course of my testing, I stripped out as much of the jokes as possible.
I then found that not only did the audience enjoy the movie more, but I also liked the movie a lot more. A little bit of humor goes a long way in a horror movie, and there’s not a single joke I took out of this movie that I miss.”
Cregger has been on the receiving end of criticism over his use of artistic license in the movie and lack of faithfulness to a specific entry, the director saying he underestimated how much the fanbase wants to see legacy characters like Leon S. Kennedy properly adapted to the screen.
He also offered a brief update on the DC script he wrote years ago called “Henchman,” confirming there’s no movement on it: “Believe me, I love Henchman. My love of that script persists, but there’s been no action.”
“Resident Evil” opens in cinemas on September 18th.
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