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Geek Tyrant
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
RETURN TO SILENT HILL Director Promises a Faithful Adaptation of the Iconic PS2 Game — GeekTyrant
If you're a Silent Hill fan who's still nursing old wounds from the 2012 film adaptation, Silent Hill: Revelation , there's reason to be cautiously optimistic for the next film, Return To Silent Hill . Director Christophe Gans, the same filmmaker behind the original 2006 movie, which was a great film, is returning to helm Return to Silent Hill , which is a new live-action take on Silent Hill 2 , and this time he's promising to play things straight with the source material. According to Variety, the film will get a theatrical release in the U.S., with Cineverse acquiring distribution rights. What's more interesting is Cineverse's promise that Return to Silent Hill will be 'a faithful adaptation of the video game Silent Hill 2 .' Here's the official premise for the film: 'James, a man broken after his relationship with the love of his life, Mary, ends. When a mysterious letter from her calls him back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. 'While James desperately searches for Mary he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town. But as he descends deeper into the darkness the secrets he uncovers lead to a horrifying truth, and James finds himself struggling to hold on long enough to save his one true love.' The movie is sure to deliver a fog-drenched descent into psychological terror. The cast includes Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) as James Sunderland and Hannah Emily Anderson ( Jigsaw ) as Mary. Director Gans seems fully aware of the responsibility that comes with adapting such a beloved title. He stated: 'I am delighted to partner with Cineverse, which has shown a genuine understanding of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created out of deep respect for a true masterpiece of a game, Konami's iconic Silent Hill 2. I hope fans will enjoy and be fulfilled with the experience this new film has to offer.' It sounds like Gans will deliver another great Silent Hill movie, and as a longtime fan of this franchise, I'm excited to watch it!
Geek Culture
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
‘Return to Silent Hill' Adapts Second Game For Live-Action
The Silent Hill film franchise, based on Konami's classic survival horror video game series, is getting its newest chapter, Return to Silent Hill , an adaptation of the second game from Cineverse set for a theatrical release in America. As reported by Variety, the upcoming film will be directed by Christophe Gans, who also helmed the original film in the franchise, 2006's Silent Hill . The movie will star Jeremy Irvine ( War Horse, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ) and Hannah Emily Anderson ( Jigsaw, What Keeps You Alive ), and according to a statement by Cineverse, promises to be 'a faithful adaptation of the video game Silent Hill 2 '. According to a press release, the film will follow its protagonist James, played by Irvine, as he ventures into the town of Silent Hill in search of his wife Mary, with it's synopsis reading: James, a man broken after his relationship with the love of his life, Mary, ends. When a mysterious letter from her calls him back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. While James desperately searches for Mary he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town. But as he descends deeper into the darkness the secrets he uncovers lead to a horrifying truth, and James finds himself struggling to hold on long enough to save his one true love. The film's script was written by Gans alongside Sandra Vo-Anh ( Beauty and the Beast ) and William Josef Schneider ( The Crow ), and is produced by Hadida of Davis Films, Molly Hassell of Hassell Free Production and David Wulf. 'I am delighted to partner with Cineverse, which has shown a genuine understanding of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created out of deep respect for a true masterpiece of a game, Konami's iconic Silent Hill 2 . I hope fans will enjoy and be fulfilled with the experience this new film has to offer,' Gans added in a statement. Return to Silent Hill currently doesn't have a release date or a trailer, so it will be interesting to see if it can capture the same gloomy atmosphere perfected by Konami's Silent Hill 2 , which recently received a remake courtesy of Bloober Team. The decision to adapt its source material directly also marks a departure from the original 2006 film, which only loosely followed the original 1999 game's narrative. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Cineverse Return to Silent Hill Silent Hill Silent Hill 2
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Return to Silent Hill Movie Gets Exciting Update
Return to Silent Hill has gotten an exciting update, with the planned next entry in the Silent Hill films getting a theatrical release. According to a new report from Variety, the new movie based on the iconic horror video game series has seen its distribution rights acquired by Cineverse. As a result, the film will have a wide theatrical release, with no official date available as of now. The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, who previously directed the 2006 Silent Hill movie. He also made 1995's Crying Freeman, 2001's Brotherhood of the Wolf, and 2014's Beauty and the Beast. The next Silent Hill movie is said to be a 'faithful adaptation' of Silent Hill 2, according to Cineverse. Originally released in 2001, Silent Hill 2 is often heralded as one of the greatest horror games of all time, and recently received a remake in 2024. 'The film will follow James (Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (Anderson),' the plot synopsis reads, per Deadline. 'When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of reality and hold on long enough to save his lost love.' Gans co-wrote the script for Return to Silent Hill with Sandra Vo-Anh and William Josef Schneider. Victor Hadida produces the film under his Davis Films banner alongside Hassell Free Productions' Molly Hassell and David Wulf. (Source: Variety) The post Return to Silent Hill Movie Gets Exciting Update appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
The Verge
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
‘Return to Silent Hill' Set for Wide Theatrical Release From Cineverse, Promises to Be a ‘Faithful Adaptation' of ‘Silent Hill 2' (EXCLUSIVE)
Return to Silent Hill... at the movies. Return to Silent Hill, a film adaptation of Silent Hill 2, had its US rights picked up by Cineverse, and the movie will come to theaters in America 'at a date to be announced,' Variety reports. It's directed by Christophe Gans, who directed the first Silent Hill movie. [
