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"For me it was very clear-cut that I wanted to go back and make it scary again like a horror film in terms of the classic James Wan style," he said. "Resident Evil 7 was a bit of a touchstone for my draft."
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Wan is known for producing the Saw movies and The Nun, while Russo also wrote the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot and Death Note 2
"For me it was very clear-cut that I wanted to go back and make it scary again like a horror film in terms of the classic James Wan style," he said. "Resident Evil 7 was a bit of a touchstone for my draft."
...
Wan is known for producing the Saw movies and The Nun, while Russo also wrote the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot and Death Note 2