Resident Evil fans around the world, have been anxiously waiting for Zach Cregger's new movie adaptation of the franchise. But after its release, was it really an adaptation or just your average zombie horror movie?
The movie follows Bryan Hodukavich, a transplant courier on a journey to deliver a grade A transplant to Racoon City, unknowingly driving, literally, into the origins of a zombie apocalypse.
The basic plot point of the zombie apocalypse is based on the famous game franchise Resident Evil, the first game being released in 1996. The games themselves have many lore aspects regarding the outbreak and its effects, and technically have two origins. One of the origins is a type of mold infection and the other being the T-virus. Cregger’s 2026 film chooses to have the origins of the T-virus.
When people think about the greatest horror characters of all time, they might think of “Friday the 13th’s” Jason Voorhees, “Halloween’s” Michael Myers, or “Nightmare on Elm Street’s” Freddy Krueger. However, none of them can hold a candle (or chainsaw) to the original Ghostface from 1996's “Scream."
One of Ghostface’s appeals is his realism. Michael Meyers from “Halloween,” for example, came back to life after being shot six times, which most people can absolutely not do.
Ghostface, though, is just an ordinary person, and because he's an ordinary person and not a monster, it makes his character and the movie more believable - and all that more scary.
Printed books vs the big screen: what method tells the story better? Listen in as 42Fifty reporters and podcast hosts Charlie Mantzke and Jorie MacDonald cover the controversy of book-to-movie adaptations.
They will have you wondering, is it Rotten Tomatoes or a blockbuster hit in the making? There are a variety of reasons someone may prefer the movie over the book, or vise versa, so listen in to hear all about their take on the translation!
The movie "Digger," directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise, is facing a major financial failure. The satire, which focuses on environmental issues, has struggled to attract audiences to theaters. Experts estimate that the film could lose around $245 million, potentially making it one of Hollywood's biggest box office disappointments.
Despite having a famous actor and an experienced director, "Digger" did not perform as well as expected. Why? Simple. "Digger" was not a very good movie. I thought it could have had a better story line and been much more entertaining to watch.
According to Variety, the movie cost between $160 million and $180 million to produce, with an additional $100 million spent on marketing. During its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, it earned only about $8 million. Its disappointing ticket sales made it difficult for the studio to recover its investment.
This month, the film adaptation of Verity by Colleen Hoover finally premiered in theaters, drawing excitement for many readers of Hoover's novel.
There are many Hoover fans at OH who have awaited this film for ages. Personally? I have been waiting since seventh grade.
After Hoover's film adapted book It Ends With Us in 2023, her book adaptations are known for their excellent casting. For Verity, the internet was ecstatic over the selection of famous actors like Dakota Johnson as the lead Lowen Ashley, Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford, and Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford.