New Silent Hill Movie Update Shared By Director

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Amidst rumors of a game reboot being in the works, director Christophe Gans has offered a promising Silent Hillmovie update. The Konami survival horror video game franchise first kicked off with the eponymous 1999 title putting players in the shoes of author Harry Mason as he searches the titular town for his adopted daughter following a car crash. Subsequent Silent Hill entries explored a variety of characters as they find themselves trapped in the nightmare version of the town, confronted by monsters tied to their damaged psyches.

Thanks to the early success of the games, Silent Hill made its way to the big screen with a 2006 film co-written and directed by Gans, which primarily borrowed its plot from the original game and gender flipped its premise to focus on Radha Mitchell's Rose Da Silva, while Sean Bean plays a similar character to Harry. The movie received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and horror atmosphere, but criticized its muddled plot and overlong runtime. Despite this, Silent Hill was a box office hit, grossing over $100 million against its $50 million budget, spawning the 2012 sequel Silent Hill: Revelation, which scored worse reviews from critics and audiences alike but was still a modest box office success, grossing $56 million against its $20 million budget.

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In recent interviews with Jeuxvideo and JeuxActu (via ComicBook.com), Christophe Gans shared a new Silent Hill movie update. The original movie's director revealed that he is still working on a new film adaptation of the game and is eyeing a 2023 release date for the project. Gans also shared he is working closely with Konami for the movie