Chandler Riggs makes Resident Evil 7 fan film and wants to work with Zach Cregger
Chandler Riggs, known as Carl from The Walking Dead, made a Resident Evil 7-inspired short film and wants to work with Zach Cregger.
Riggs also says he would like to work with director Zach Cregger on a future Resident Evil project. No response from Cregger is included in the information provided.
The source describes the project as a fan film made out of love for the game, not as an attempt to chase fame or praise.
What happened
Riggs said in an interview that he was already in pre-production on his own Resident Evil 7 fan film when he heard that Zach Cregger was working on a Resident Evil movie. According to his explanation, he tried to finish his project before that theatrical release, but the timing ultimately did not line up. The source says Riggs had hoped to release his short film about a month earlier.
The short film is said to run for about 20 minutes and focuses on the well-known garage fight from Resident Evil 7, where Ethan Winters faces off against Jack Baker. That battle is one of the game’s most recognizable scenes and forms the core of Riggs’ adaptation. The information provided does not mention an exact title for the short film, nor does it say where the film may have been released.
Riggs also said he would be happy to work with Cregger on a future Resident Evil project, if the director is open to it. The source ties that comment to the wider Resident Evil film activity around Cregger, but does not confirm any concrete collaboration or an official response from Cregger.
Timeline
During pre-production on Riggs’ project — Chandler Riggs works on his Resident Evil 7 fan film and learns that Zach Cregger is working on a Resident Evil movie.
About a month later — Riggs tries to finish the short film faster, but the timing does not align with Cregger’s film.
September 2026 — The source refers to a Resident Evil adaptation by Zach Cregger that was released in theaters and was financially successful.
2026 — Riggs says he would like to work with Cregger on a future Resident Evil project.
Around 20 minutes — The fan film made by Riggs reportedly runs this long and centers on the garage confrontation from Resident Evil 7.
Background
Chandler Riggs became widely known as Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead. His new project is tied to Resident Evil 7, the Capcom game in which Ethan Winters and Jack Baker are central to a series of horror and survival scenes. The source specifically names the garage fight as the part Riggs recreated in his short film.
Zach Cregger is mentioned in the source in connection with a Resident Evil film that came out in September. The information provided does not include an official response from Cregger and does not give exact box office figures in the text itself. External context points to a 2026 Cregger film with a September premiere, but the precise earnings are not confirmed in the supplied source text.
The available information makes clear that Riggs’ project is a fan production and not an official Capcom release. The source also emphasizes that the project was made out of love for the game. It remains unclear what the short film’s exact title is, whether it was made publicly available online, or whether Cregger ever responded to Riggs’ wish to collaborate.