5 years ago, the most important video game movie of all time got a worthy reboot
… Everything from Arcane to Fallout has proven that it's possible to reinvent a beloved video game franchise while holding reverence toward the source material. …
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Weapons director didn't bother watching the Resident Evil movies before his reboot
Sign in to your Polygon.com account There have been seven movies and a Netflix series based on Capcom’s Resident Evil video game series since 2002, but when Zach Cregger set out to reboot the franchise, he ignored all of them. …
The 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot is finally returning to streaming
… That'll be a relief for anyone who just wants to rewatch some of the best episodes, like the pilot or the breathless chase-and-fight episode "33." Different parts of the franchise will be available on different services. …
Weapons director's new Resident Evil movie gets first trailer — and it already looks perfect
… After 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter , Sony attempted to reboot the franchise with a back-to-basics approach in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City , which adapted elements of the first two video games. …
HBO's most important sci-fi show is officially dead
… On the other hand, its revival proves the studio still sees a reason to invest in the franchise. …
Mortal Kombat 2 utterly fails the franchise's most iconic character
… Anderson got right when he adapted the Mortal Kombat video game franchise into a blockbuster hit and made movie history, it's that everyone loves Goro. …
Steven Spielberg fans are convinced he’s making a Western with Jurassic Park connections
… And if the Jurassic Park movies prove anything, it’s that Spielberg can make a theme park feel absolutely terrifying even before the attractions go out of sync, and his take on the franchise will be vastly different from what Joy and Nolan brought to the table. …
32 years later, Amazon is rebooting an iconic, anti-capitalism sci-fi classic
… That complexity is the heart of RoboCop , and that’s going to be what makes or breaks this attempt at reigniting the franchise. …
Blumhouse's Blair Witch Project remake taps a YouTuber to direct
… The announcement came with few details, apart from promising a "new take" on the franchise. …
You can't say the new Street Fighter movie doesn't have style
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Street Fighter fans got a new look at the wild and weird new movie based on Capcom's venerable fighting game franchise on Thursday, thanks to a trailer that debuted on Thursday. …