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menshealth.com · 2026-09-16
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Zach Cregger Interview: Resident Evil, Weapons, and His Secret to Success
menshealth.com · 2026-09-16
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedCregger says his years doing comedy trained him to think in terms of surprise and weird left turns, which he says helped him make horror.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe article says Barbarian was a breakout hit and Weapons was both critically and commercially successful, grossing $270 million worldwide and helping Amy Madigan win an Academy Award for playing Aunt Gladys.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedCregger says Resident Evil is his biggest filmmaking gamble yet and describes it as a non-stop thrill ride that he views as one giant sequence.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedHe says he learned different production and editing lessons from Barbarian, Weapons, and Resident Evil, and that Resident Evil taught him about his own fortitude when the movie got hard to make.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedCregger says he tries to cut as much humor as possible from his horror films in editing, leaving only the minimum needed.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedHe says he has ideas for future projects, including a sci-fi movie called The Flood, and that his next project will be a sci-fi film rather than a horror movie.View evidenceHide evidence
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