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Forbes
a day ago
- Business
- Forbes
Japanese Gaming Billionaire Scores A Twofer And Doubles His Fortune
Kagemasa Kozuki. This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2025. See the full list here. Gaming billionaire Kagemasa Kozuki, whose Konami Group scored a twofer with its esports game series and a horror media franchise, is the biggest gainer in percentage terms this year. Thanks to these hits, Kozuki's net worth doubled to $3.5 billion from a year ago as shares of the Tokyo-listed company soared. ss Konami's eFootball game, which has notched over 850 million downloads worldwide since its release in 2021, 'is driving the profits of the digital entertainment business,' Japan Credit Rating Agency noted in an April report. Earlier this year, Konami added Spanish soccer player Lamine Yamal to its lineup of brand ambassadors that includes Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi. The company also got a jolt from 'Silent Hill 2,' a remake of the horror game classic it published 24 years ago, which has sold over two million copies since its release in October. Konami's revenue jumped 17% to ¥421.6 billion ($2.9 billion) in the year ended March, while net profit surged 26% to ¥74.7 billion. Kozuki started Konami as a jukebox rental and repair shop in Osaka in 1969; in addition to online, video, card and arcade games, Konami today sells gaming machines and casino-management systems and operates Konami Sports Club, one of the largest fitness club brands in Japan.
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!
Gizmodo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Updates From Fallout Season 2, and More
The new Silent Hill movie has found distribution. Rebecca Hall's fighting zombies in her latest film. Final Destination teases Bludworth's secret origins in new Bloodlines footage. Plus, Spider-Man: Brand New Day brings another star of The Bear to the MCU. Spoilers now! Spider-Man: Brand New Day Deadline reports that The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayas has joined the cast in an undisclosed role (not that that hasn't stopped people from immediately speculating that she could be playing Miles Morales' mother Rio, mind). The Dog Stars Deadline reports Benedict Wong will star alongside Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce in Ridley Scott's film adaptation of Peter Heller's The Dog Stars. Set 'in a near future where an unnamed pandemic has decimated American society,' the story follows Hig (Elordi), 'a civilian pilot living a lonely life on an abandoned Colorado airbase with his dog and a tough ex-marine (Brolin). The two men couldn't be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders. When a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside the pilot that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail.' Zero Protocol According to Screen Daily, Rebecca Hall is attached to star in Zero Protocol, a 'zombie-action' film at Imaginarium Productions. Directed by Debs Hall (Willow), the story concerns 'an NYPD commissioner (Hall) who battles to manage a city-wide zombie outbreak exploding in real time, only to discover her teenage daughter is trapped in the middle of the red zone.' Return to Silent Hill Variety also reports Cineverse has acquired the distribution rights to Christophe Gans' Return to Silent Hill, the latest take on the classic horror game series. The story, a direct adaptation of the events of Silent Hill 2, concerns James Sunderland, broken by the end of his relationship to the mysterious Mary, as a letter from him draws him back to the titular town–only to find it transformed and filled with horrors as he begins his search for her. Evil Dead Burn Meanwhile, Evil Dead Burn is now scheduled for a July 24, 2026 theatrical release date. [Deadline] Final Destination: Bloodlines A new Final Destination: Bloodlines featurette promises to reveal the secret origins of Tony Todd's William Bludworth. A Useful Ghost After inhaling toxic dust, a man's late wife returns from the dead to possess the family vacuum cleaner in the trailer for A Useful Ghost. Fallout Walton Goggins took to Instagram to announce that Fallout's second season has wrapped filming. Rick and Morty Finally, Adult Swim has released the new opening titles for Rick and Morty's eighth season.
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.
