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Konami showed a new glimpse at characters James and Maria in the Return to Silent Hill live-action movie adaptation during the second Silent Hill Transmission. Director Christophe Gans also revealed that Akira Yamaoka will return to compose the music for the film.

New new behind-the-scenes footage of the filming of the Return to Silent Hill movie was revealed, offering a look at actors Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson were seen in-character as James Sunderland and Maria, respectively.

Additionally, another glimpse at the iconic Pyramid Head was offered in the new footage. Director Gans also revealed that he has kept the concept of the previous Silent Hill movies of the actors that play the monsters and creatures in the movie being also dancers and acrobats.

You can check out the new information about the Return to Silent Hill film at the 32:16 mark on the broadcast here:

A brief glimpse at Pyramid Head in the Return to Silent Hill movie of was shown during a preview at the Cannes Film Festival back in May 16, 2024.

Return to Silent Hill started filming in April 2023 and it does not have a release date yet. The Silent Hill 2 remake is in development for PC and PS5 and will come out on October 8, 2024.

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Artist Masahiro Ito, creator of the design for Pyramid Head in Silent Hill 2, confirmed that he is not involved in the Return to Silent Hill movie. The artist reiterated on X (formerly Twitter) that he is working in the Silent Hill 2 remake, and shared his enthusiasm for the live-action movie.

In his original Japanese post, Ito said about Pyramid Head that he is honestly happy that the character he created almost a quarter of a century ago is still around. He also recounted an anecdote in which, at the time of sharing the design with the original Team Silent, their response wasn’t good, but the result turned out to be alright in the end.

The posts come as a response to the recent reveal of Pyramid Head’s design in the Return to Silent Hill live-action adaptation. Masahiro Ito also said that he had been told that the Return to Silent Hill movie is based on the plot of Silent Hill 2, so it makes sense for Pyramid Head to appear in the movie, even if the story is altered for the live-action.

The Return to Silent Hill movie was greenlit in October 2022, and Konami released a teaser trailer for the announcement. In it, Director Christophe Gans and Producer Victor Hadida explained that the film would be based on the plot of Silent Hill 2.

Return to Silent Hill started filming in April 2023 and it does not have a release date yet. The Silent Hill 2 remake is in development for PC and PS5, and Konami hasn’t given a release date.

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The newest addition to the Silent Hill film line will be Return to Silent Hill. A preview that came out during the Cannes Film Festival gave film-goers their first look at the new Pyramid Head. [Thanks, Variety!]

Christophe Gans, who worked on the previous 2006 Silent Hill movie, is the director for this one. He co-wrote the script with Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast) and William Jose Schneider (The Crows). Gans and Vo-Anh worked together on the 2014 adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, which star Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel.

Return to Silent Hill will adapt Silent Hill 2. Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) stars as James and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) plays Mary. It’s likely that she will also play Maria, the mysterious woman with an uncanny resemblance to Mary whom James encounters in Silent Hill.

Silent Hill 2 is widely considered to be one of the best video games of all time with its psychological horror and usage of symbolism. Since its release in September 2001, it has sold over a million copies. Bloober Team announced a remake in October 2022 and it is still in development.

Return to Silent Hill started filming in April 2023 and it does not have a release date yet.

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A third live-action film adaptation of Silent Hill is coming, and it's coming from Christophe Gans, who directed the first Silent Hill movie. It's called Return to Silent Hill, and was announced alongside a remake of Silent Hill 2 during Konami's Silent Hill Transmission livestream event.

Konami aired a featurette to promote the Return to Silent Hill movie, featuring Gans himself and producer Victor Hadida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_FOVN-UkEI

The featurette was light on concrete details, but it seems that Return to Silent Hill will take its main inspiration from Silent Hill 2. It'll also feature a man finding his wife, named Mary, in the iconic town. Gans spoke of the challenges of adapting "the language of the game" to the needs of cinematic storytelling. Though it's the third Silent Hill movie, it appears to be more connected to the first film than Silent Hill: Revelations, which was not directed by Gans. Gans also mentioned that Pyramid Head will make an appearance in the movie, but also that other familiar monsters will show up and make a "new impact".

Gans and Hadida also showed off concept art and snippets of storyboards from the film, and spoke on how they want to keep the story and "respect" at the core of the film, even as they acknowledge that "everything has changed" in the intervening 15 years. As such, "bringing something new" is part of the goal.

Return to Silent Hill is in production, but does not have a premiere date. A game remake of Silent Hill 2 was also announced.

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