Return To Silent Hill: Cast, Story Details & Everything We Know

New information about Return to Silent Hill makes it a highly anticipated movie. The reboot is part of the Silent Hill movie series, which is based on the survival-horror Konami video game franchise of the same name. The first Silent Hill movie depicts a mom's fight to find her daughter in the titular town — encountering billowing fog, a cult, and demons in the process — and the adaptation maintains a cult following. A direct sequel called Silent Hill: Revelation followed the first movie, tanking in the eyes of critics and audiences alike. Despite that disappointing first sequel, Return to Silent Hill has gained a large amount of hype.

Return to Silent Hill will again send characters to the titular spooky town, which is modeled after Centralia, Pennsylvania, the real place that inspired Silent Hill and its backstory. Like the first movie, the production team behind Return to Silent Hill looked to the video game series for source material. Director Christophe Gans confirmed to IGN that the new movie will follow the plot of Silent Hill 2 while also modernizing the story. As of June 2023, the film is still in production, but the director and cast have shared many details about what fans can expect from Return to Silent Hill.

Return To Silent Hill Latest News

On May 10, 2023, actor Jeremy Irvine posted a photograph to Instagram of himself and his costar. Hannah Emily Anderson, sitting in their chairs on set. The caption stated, "Day 17/56" with a location tag of Silent Hill. While this doesn't state a lot, it confirms that Return to Silent Hill is actively filming.

Irvine's post provides a timeline for production that wasn't previously disclosed. Based on the caption, filming should end around July 4, 2023, if they follow a 5-day-per-week filming schedule. After this, the film will move into post-production.

Return To Silent Hill Confirmed

In June 2022, director Christophe Gans revealed a new Silent Hill movie was in the works and that it would be a franchise reboot. Gans directed the original Silent Hill after falling in love with the video games. For months, that was the only information available about Return to Silent Hill. Then, in October 2022, Konami further confirmed the movie with a teaser trailer. Unlike a conventional teaser or preview, this video featured interviews with Gans and Producer Victor Hadida. It focused on their goals in making the new movie and presented storyboard artwork.

According to Deadline, Christophe Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast), and William Josef Schneider (15-40) worked on the Silent Hill reboot script. The movie's producers include Victor Hadida (Silent Hill), Molly Hassell (Braven), and David M. Wulf (Call Jane).

Return To Silent Hill Release Date

In 2022, Christophe Gans told the French magazine Jeuxvideo (translated by ComicBook.com) that he intended to release his movie in 2023. As of June 2023, the movie is still filming with no known release date. However, if Gans still sticks by his earlier statement, audiences can expect to see Return to Silent Hill at the end of 2023. If not, the movie will likely hit theaters in early to mid-2024.

Return To Silent Hill Cast

The production has remained pretty tight-lipped about the actors in the movie. However, in March 2023, Return to Silent Hill revealed some casting details: Jeremy Irvine will play the protagonist, James, and Hannah Emily Anderson will portray his long-lost love, Mary. Irvine is best known for his roles in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and War Horse. He has also dabbled in the horror genre before, acting as Harrow Burnstow in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Anderson is a popular horror actor who performed in the movies Jigsaw and Dark Nature. She also played Jenna Betancourt in The Purge TV show.

Return To Silent Hill Story Details

Based on the source material, the Silent Hill reboot will follow a man named James Sunderland (Jeremy Irvine) who receives a letter luring him to the titular town in order to find his one true love, Mary (Hannah Emily Anderson). His interactions with the evil forces in the town will cause him to question his grasp on reality. The teaser trailer confirmed that audiences will see familiar monsters return as well as new ones. Return to Silent Hill will feature the return of the infamous villain, Pyramid Head, as well.

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