Roy Lee's career shift

Roy Lee, a 57-year-old producer with 25 years in Hollywood, has moved his focus to video game adaptations, a growing area of interest for the film industry.

Early success with horror films

In the 2000s, Lee produced successful remakes of Japanese horror films, including The Ring (2002) and The Grudge (2004), which helped introduce Japanese horror to a wider Western audience.

Transition to animated and literary adaptations

In the 2010s, he produced The Lego Movie (2014) and the adaptation of Stephen King's It (2017 and 2019), showcasing his ability to adapt both animated and literary properties for the big screen.

Recent projects in gaming adaptations

Last year, Lee produced Minecraft: The Movie, directed by Jared Hess, with a budget of 960 million dollars (857 million euros), and Resident Evil, adapted from the Japanese horror video game, which was released in France on September 16 and praised by critics.