The rationale for this idea is relatively straightforward: the Resident Evil video game series recently experienced great success by taking inspiration from Fede Alvarez’ own work.
Many folks wrote off the Resident Evil series as a dying breed — until Resident Evil 7: Biohazard hit shelves earlier this year.
That particular game has completely revitalized the dying game series, and the influence of Fede Alvarez’ visual style, the penchant for gore, and gallows humor is instantly apparent in its depiction of the Baker Plantation and the vicious cannibals who inhabit it.
Although the zombie series became famous in 1996 for adopting the tone and style of George A. Romero’s classic zombie films, that formula eventually became stale by the time Resident Evil 6 came out in 2012.