Chandler Riggs Praises Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Movie
Riggs called the reboot a great film and singled out Austin Abrams' performance as the coolest thing ever.
Chandler Riggs has praised Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, calling it a great film and singling out Austin Abrams' performance, according to screenrant.com. Riggs said he really loved the movie and described seeing Abrams in it as the coolest thing ever.
Riggs knows Abrams from The Walking Dead, where the two worked together about ten years ago. Riggs appeared in two seasons of the series as Carl.
The upcoming Resident Evil stars Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier. The cast also includes Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis and Zach Cherry. The film is based on Capcom's game series.
Cregger is also a reference point for Riggs' own work. Riggs said the director was a big inspiration for the team on his Biohazard live-action short film, and cited Cregger's 2025 horror film Weapons as a visual style reference for the short's first-person shots.
A franchise with a high bar
The new film follows a Resident Evil adaptation that became the best-reviewed video game movie of all time, with a 96% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and broke the franchise's box office record with a $364 million haul.
Quick answers
Who directs the new Resident Evil movie?
Zach Cregger directs the film, which stars Austin Abrams as a medical courier named Bryan.
Who else is in the Resident Evil cast?
Alongside Austin Abrams, the cast includes Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis and Zach Cherry.
What is Chandler Riggs' Biohazard short film?
It is a live-action short directed by Riggs, who said Cregger was a big inspiration for his team and cited Weapons as a visual style reference for its first-person shots.