Silent Hill (film series)

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Silent Hill
Directed by
Based on Silent Hill
by Keiichiro Toyama
Starring
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Release date
2006–present
LanguageEnglish
BudgetTotal (2 films):
$70 million
Box officeTotal (2 films):
$156 million

Silent Hill is a psychological horror film series, based on the video game series of the same name by Konami.

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Proposed by Christophe Gans, and adapted from the video game Silent Hill (1999), the film series began with the release of Silent Hill (2006). The film was followed by a sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation (2012). In 2022, a third film titled Return to Silent Hill was officially announced, which will adapt the video game Silent Hill 2 (2001).

The series has grossed $156 million at the box office worldwide and has received generally negative reviews from critics.

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Producer(s)Status
Original series
Silent Hill April 21, 2006 Christophe Gans Roger Avary
Christophe Gans
Nicolas Boukhrief 		Samuel Hadida
Don Carmody 		Released
Silent Hill: Revelation October 26, 2012 M. J. Bassett
Reboot [1] [2]
Return to Silent Hill TBAChristophe GansChristophe Gans
Sandra Vo-Anh
Will Schneider		Victor HadidaFilming

Silent Hill (2006)

During the filming of Brotherhood of the Wolf , director Christophe Gans first proposed the idea of directing of a Silent Hill film to producer Samuel Hadida, who reacted positively to the news.[ citation needed ] Several years later, Gans was awarded the rights to a film adaptation from Konami, having competed against Paramount Pictures, Sam Raimi, and Cruise/Wagner Productions, after he demonstrated his personal knowledge of the video game series. [3] Gans initially wished to adapt the second game in the series, but later decided against it, as it would prove "impossible to tell that story" without explanation, "So we decided to go back to the first one, because in the first game, we have the explanation of why Silent Hill became that strange zone." [3] [4]

Gans and Roger Avary then began working on the film's screenplay in 2004, and began principal photography in 2005. Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland, Deborah Kara Unger, and Alice Krige, among others, were cast into the film. Bean's character did not appear in the initial screenplay and was added by Gans later, due to the producer's concerns over a lack of male characters.[ citation needed ] The film was shot in Ontario, Canada, as well as sound stages, and was released to theaters in the U.S. on April 21, 2006.

Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

Following Gans' departure with the project in 2007, Lionsgate brought on director M. J. Bassett in 2010, and announced the title as Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. [5] The film featured several returning characters from its predecessor, and serves as a direct sequel to the first film, rather than as an adaptation of another game. However, the film does feature elements from the 2003 video game Silent Hill 3 , such as the inclusion of character Heather Mason.

Silent Hill: Revelation was released theatrically in Canada on October 26, 2012.

Return to Silent Hill (TBA)

In October 2012, Bassett stated that if a sequel to Revelation was made, it would adapt stories from the graphic novels, rather than the video games. [6]

In January 2020, Christophe Gans stated during an interview that he was working on a new film in the series with Victor Hadida. [7] In June 2022, Gans stated that he was working on the film and expected it to be released in 2023. [8] [9]

On October 19, 2022, Konami officially announced that a new film was in development, titled Return to Silent Hill, with Gans returning to direct and Victor Hadida serving as a producer. The film will be based on the 2001 video game Silent Hill 2 and will feature the return of Pyramid Head. [10] [11] It will be written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Ahn, and Will Schneider. [12] In February 2023, Deadline reported that Return to Silent Hill had secured funding and would begin filming soon. [13] In March 2023, Deadline also reported that Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson were cast in the film's lead roles, with filming set to begin in April. [14]

Recurring cast and characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

CharacterOriginal seriesReboot
Silent Hill Silent Hill
Revelation 		Return to
Silent Hill
20062012TBA
Rose Da Silva Radha Mitchell Radah Mitchell C
Christopher "Chris" Da Silva
Harry Mason 		Sean Bean
Sharon Da Silva
Heather Mason 		Jodelle Ferland Adelaide Clemens
Jodelle Ferland Y P
Erin Pitt Y
Alessa Gillespie Jodelle Ferland Y Erin Pitt Y
Lorry Ayers O Jodelle Ferland Y A
Dahlia Gillespie Deborah Kara Unger
Pyramid Head Roberto CampanellaTBA
Lisa Garland
Red Nurse 		Emily Lineham
Cybill Bennett Laurie Holden
Christabella LaRoache Alice Krige Mentioned
Officer Thomas Gucci Kim Coates
Anna Tanya Allen
Sister MargaretEve CrawfordEve Crawford A
Eleanor Nicky Guadagni
Adam Chris Britton
Vincent Smith Kit Harington
Douglas Cartland Martin Donovan
Leonard Wolf Malcolm McDowell
Claudia Wolf
The Missionary 		Carrie-Anne Moss
Liise Keeling D
Travis Grady Peter Outerbridge C
Suki Heather Marks
James Sunderland Jeremy Irvine
Mary Hannah Emily Anderson

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRevenueBudgetReferences
DomesticInternationalWorldwide
Silent Hill$46.98 million$53.6 million$100.6 million$50 million [15]
Silent Hill: Revelation$17.5 million$37.8 million$55.36 million$20 million [16]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Silent Hill31% (105 reviews) [17] 31 (21 reviews) [18] C
Silent Hill: Revelation8% (59 reviews) [19] 16 (14 reviews) [20] C

Home media

FilmFormatU.S. release dateDistributorNotes
Silent Hill DVD, Blu-ray, UMD August 22, 2006 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [21]
Blu-rayJuly 9, 2019 Scream Factory Remastered two-disc collector's edition with new bonus features. [22]
Silent Hill: RevelationDVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D Feb 12, 2013 Universal Studios Home Entertainment [23]

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