Los Angeles, July 25 -- 'Resident Evil' director Zach Cregger has revealed that actor Austin Abrams narrowly escaped a potentially fatal accident while filming a key action sequence for the upcoming horror film, according to People.

Speaking to SlashFilm, Cregger recalled that Abrams, who plays medical courier Bryan in the video game adaptation, came within inches of being struck by a 150-pound body-sized blood bag that was dropped from a crane during the shoot.

"It would've killed him. If he had been one step to the right, he would've died," Cregger said, referring to the stunt sequence. "[The shot is] in the movie, so it's worth it. I was pretty stunned."

The sequence, featured briefly in the film's trailer, shows Bryan running as zo...