Production
In January 2020, Silent Hill (2006) director Christophe Gans told French magazine Allocine that he was in the process of writing new screenplays based on the Silent Hill and Fatal Frame series by Konami and Koei Tecmo with producer Victor Hadida. [7] He later clarified that the work was not a direct sequel to the 2006–2012 film series and that his sensibilities had evolved since the release of the first film. He also described the series as an anthology similar to The Twilight Zone , a place where any story could be told, and intended to depict a more psychoanalytic side to the town. [8]
Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh, and Will Schneider, the film is an adaptation of the video game Silent Hill 2 (2001), [4] with the intention being to create a "faithful" adaptation of the game. [9] Gans said in September 2022 that he had finished the film's storyboards and that the film takes inspiration from P.T. (2014), the playable teaser for the cancelled game Silent Hills . [10] By October 2022, the film was officially green-lit with the title Return to Silent Hill. Gans worked with Konami to create a new aesthetic for the monsters, including those that had been featured in his previous films, such as Pyramid Head. [8]
Principal photography took place from April 2023 [11] to February 2024. [12] Filming was done in Belgrade [13] and the German cities of Munich, Penzing, Nuremberg and Lake Ammer. [4] [14] According to Gans, every monster in the film was portrayed by a professional dancer in prosthetic makeup as opposed to using computer generated imagery. [15]
The film was financed by Davis Films and Ashland Hill Media Finance. It was awarded €1 million from Germany's FFY Bayern media funding program. [16] Unlike the first two Silent Hill films, which were released by Sony Pictures and Open Road Films, the third installment was produced independently of a major studio. [9] Instead distribution was handled by Cineverse, known for releasing the 2024 horror film Terrifier 3 (2024). [9]
Gans stated in a February 2025 interview that he "finished the film ten days ago" and that it "was supposed to be finished in April 2024, but because of the executive producers, it dragged on and I finished it this January." [17]
Akira Yamaoka, the composer of the Silent Hill game series, composed the music for the film, and music from the game Silent Hill 2 (2001) was used as temp music during editing. [18]
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