Viral Resident Evil Stunt Footage Shows the Wild Way the 'Katamari Monster' Came to Life in Zach Cregger's Movie
With Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie now in theaters, staff who worked on the film are sharing behind-the-scenes footage of how it all came together, including a jaw-dropping look at the stunt team behind one of its monsters.
Zach Cregger's latest Resident Evil movie is now in theaters, and staff members are sharing behind-the-scenes footage of how the film was brought to life. One particularly jaw-dropping moment features the stunt team behind one of the film's mutated creatures, dubbed the 'Katamari Monster.' Fans of the games have been discussing this new mutation, which looks like a combination of tentacles reaching for other infected bodies and rolling around town like a massive mass of arms and legs.
Jakub Hudlicky, a performer with Movement Production in the Czech Republic, revealed that the monster's movements were not entirely created using computer graphics. Instead, the stunt team collaborated to create a real-life version of the creature's locomotion, with Hudlicky and several others wearing vests and being strapped together. Working together, they moved from one side of a soundstage to another, mimicking the way the Katamari monster moved in the film.
While the final product was, of course, modeled and put together using CGI, Hudlicky explained that the actual footage of the stunt performers was used to inspire the CGI artists and animators. The videos were filmed in July 2025, as the team worked on figuring out how the creature would chase Bryan around Raccoon City. This contribution from the stunt team provided essential information to the CGI artists and animators responsible for creating the monster in the movie.
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