Return to Silent Hill Movie Will Be a 'Faithful Adaptation' of Silent Hill 2, Cineverse Promises

According to Cineverse, which has acquired the rights for the 3rd Silent Hill movie successful the U.S. erstwhile it releases aboriginal this year, Return to Silent Hill volition beryllium a "faithful adaptation" of the archetypal Silent Hill 2's story.

“Silent Hill is 1 of the champion video crippled franchises, period, and Christophe Gans did a phenomenal occupation capturing the ambiance of the games erstwhile again with Return to Silent Hill,” Cineverse enforcement manager of acquisitions, Brandon Hill, told Variety.

Director Christophe Gans added: “I americium delighted to spouse with Cineverse, which has shown a genuine knowing of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created retired of heavy respect for a existent masterpiece of a game, Konami’s iconic Silent Hill 2. I anticipation fans volition bask and beryllium fulfilled with the acquisition this caller movie has to offer."

The film's crippled volition consciousness acquainted to anyone who played the archetypal Silent Hill 2 oregon the 2024 Bloober remake. It follows "James (Jeremy Irvine), a antheral breached aft being separated from his 1 existent emotion (Hannah Emily Anderson). When a mysterious missive calls him backmost to Silent Hill successful hunt of her, helium finds a once-recognizable municipality transformed by an chartless evil" and "terrifying figures some acquainted and new." It was unveiled successful October 2022, but it took until May 2024 for america to get our archetypal glimpse astatine Return to Silent Hill's mentation of Red Pyramid Thing — AKA Pyramid Head.

Gans' archetypal Silent Hill movie, based loosely upon the archetypal game, follows parent Rose arsenic she searches for her missing daughter, Sharon, successful a municipality wherever it snows during summer. Although the screenplay was written by Oscar-winning writer Roger Avary, who wrote Pulp Fiction, we thought Gans' archetypal adaptation was a mediocre 5/10, writing: "So determination we person it. Our worst fears realized yet again. The video game-to-film genre has endured much than a decennary of mediocrity. Silent Hill is astir apt the smartest and best-looking video crippled adaptation yet, it conscionable doesn't person overmuch other going for it. After all, video games are astir entertainment, and Silent Hill is simply a chore to beryllium through."

The 2nd movie, Silent Hill: Revelation — which was not directed by Gans but alternatively by Michael J. Bassett — was based loosely connected sequel Silent Hill 3. That secured a little favorable 4.5 successful our review: "Silent Hill Revelation 3D is an inferior sequel successful each way, signifier and form, a fearfulness sequel that fails to either intrigue oregon scare, and 1 that conscionable mightiness person killed the franchise cold-dead."

Return to Silent Hill is slated to merchandise sometime aboriginal this year, with Cineverse promising a "wide theatrical merchandise successful America."

Vikki Blake is simply a reporter, critic, columnist, and consultant. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.