In accordance to Cineverse, which has acquired the rights for the third Silent Hill movie within the U.S. when it releases later this yr, Return to Silent Hill can be a “devoted adaptation” of the unique Silent Hill 2’s story.
“Silent Hill is one of the perfect online game franchises, interval, and Christophe Gans did a phenomenal job capturing the ambiance of the video games as soon as once more with Return to Silent Hill,” Cineverse government director of acquisitions, Brandon Hill, advised Variety.
Director Christophe Gans added: “I’m delighted to associate with Cineverse, which has proven a real understanding of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created out of deep respect for a true masterpiece of a sport, Konami’s iconic Silent Hill 2. I hope followers will take pleasure in and be fulfilled with the expertise this new movie has to supply.”
The movie’s plot will really feel acquainted to anybody who performed the unique Silent Hill 2 or the 2024 Bloober remake. It follows “James (Jeremy Irvine), a man damaged after being separated from his one real love (Hannah Emily Anderson). When a mysterious letter calls him again to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable city remodeled by an unknown evil” and “terrifying figures each acquainted and new.” It was unveiled in October 2022, but it surely took till Might 2024 for us to get our first glimpse at Return to Silent Hill’s model of Pink Pyramid Factor — AKA Pyramid Head.
Gans’ first Silent Hill film, primarily based loosely upon the primary sport, follows mom Rose as she searches for her lacking daughter, Sharon, in a city the place it snows throughout summer season. Though the screenplay was written by Oscar-winning author Roger Avary, who wrote Pulp Fiction, we thought Gans’ first adaptation was a mediocre 5/10, writing: “So there we’ve got it. Our worst fears realized but once more. The video game-to-film style has endured greater than a decade of mediocrity. Silent Hill might be the neatest and best-looking online game adaptation but, it simply does not have a lot else going for it. In spite of everything, video video games are about leisure, and Silent Hill is a chore to sit by way of.”
The second film, Silent Hill: Revelation — which was not directed by Gans however as an alternative by Michael J. Bassett — was primarily based loosely on sequel Silent Hill 3. That secured a much less favorable 4.5 in our assessment: “Silent Hill Revelation 3D is an inferior sequel in each means, form and type, a horror sequel that fails to both intrigue or scare, and one which simply might need killed the franchise cold-dead.”
Return to Silent Hill is slated to launch someday later this yr, with Cineverse promising a “vast theatrical launch in America.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and guide. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.