Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m. You know, so i really loved this guy and i wanted to make a movie he liked. The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Why there needs to be one final attempt at a silent hill movie jun. Oct 14, 2019 were never getting a new silent hill heres why there is one franchise that never returned from the dead to make the most of this newfound appreciation for horror games silent hill.
Aestheticgamer also suggested that theres high chance that one or. Its also highly unlikely that they would make another silent hill movie about the same thing. Because of that it was enjoyed by many sh fans, myself included. It sounds like the opening of the popular konami video game series silent hill which was inspired by the town, but for the people of centralia, pennsylvania, this is a reality. Theres lots of backtracking, replaying scenes, every scene has a secondary goal that appears only after you beat the scene once. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland. But now that kojima is gone and with konami trying to focus on mobile gaming, i. So there is going to be another silent hill movie apparently.
Fans later had their hearts broken by the cancellation of silent hills. The director of the original silent hill movie has confirmed that hes returning to silent hill for another film based on konamis horror series, as well as a new. After attempting to gain the film rights to silent hill for five years, gans sent a video interview to them explaining his plans for adapting silent hill and how important the games are to him. A remastered highdefinition version was released for the playstation 3 and the xbox 360 in 2012 as part of the silent hill hd collection. Both silent hill 3 and fatal frame movies are officially in the. I do not really think that the video game series is vital to the understanding of the movie silent hill. With this being the first mention of a new silent hill movie, not much is known in terms if a plot. In some cases, films will be entirely financed this way, which is great for the producers because theyve broken even before the movie ever opens. It has been showing that it will be released on september 19, 2017. Honestly, they could just make another movie with no ties to any of the movies at all and it could be centered around silent hill. For one reason or another, the project has been stalling ever since in.
A sequel to the 2006 film silent hill, it stars adelaide clemens, kit harington, martin donovan, malcolm mcdowell and carrieanne moss, along with sean bean, deborah kara unger and radha mitchell returning from the previous film. Genesis focuses on young college graduate harry mason as he investigates a string of mysterious, grisly murders in the sleepy little town of silent hill, maine. While set in the series eponymous fictional american town, silent hill 2 is not a direct sequel to the first silent hill game. The otherworld, also occasionally referred to as the otherside, alternate world, another world, dark world, nightmare world or reverse side throughout the series, is the dark and nightmarish mysterious effect that materializes through the ancient powers of silent hill, maine. The video game turned movie subgenre is not exactly a goldmine of great films, and on content alone silent hill is often considered one of the better. Today, konami announced its expanding its array of video slot cabinets, which includes a new video slot cabinet for silent hill. In fact, concerning the silent hill games, there are several of them, but they all deal with different stories. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. Jesus christ, this isnt a cheezy silent hill comic, he has nothing to do with cheryl or alessa or the order for that matter. Theres a new silent hill movie in the works thegamer. I would imagine revelations killed any chance of there ever being another silent hill movie. Silent hill may still be one of the most beloved survival horror franchises in gaming, and many may still look back on silent hill 2 as the most disturbing game ever made, but publisher konami doesnt seem to be interested in any of that. Revelation is a 2012 supernatural horror film, directed and written by m.
But what seems likely is that whatever we see next from the silent hill series, it will likely be a long ways off and almost certainly wont be. I know ive rambled a bit, but there is some sense in there somewhere. While set in the series eponymous fictional american town, silent hill 2. Nintendo is cracking down on animal crossing exploits nvc 506. It is also the first time that konami has really acknowledged the future. Dec 05, 2018 silent hill may still be one of the most beloved survival horror franchises in gaming, and many may still look back on silent hill 2 as the most disturbing game ever made, but publisher konami doesnt seem to be interested in any of that.
Why there needs to be one final attempt at a silent hill. Is there an estimated release date of the silent hill 3. Will silent hill 3 be a continuation of where the movie series left off or will we. Not like this konami has revealed a new silent hill game, but its not quite the equivalent to p. For this there are many reasons, but mostly this is due to silent hills unique take on survival horror, a genre that, at the time of the first games release, had mostly been limited to. This one feels less like sh, and more like a watchable but all together dumber feeling sequel. Hideo kojima finally speaks out about the failed silent hills. Hideo kojima finally speaks out about the failed silent.
Apr 20, 2006 speaking of synapses, another member of that panel discussion at boulder was dr. Bear in mind, im not talking about that abomination they released as a sequel to this movie. It might change depending on how they want to make the movie. After receiving a letter from his deceased wife, james sunderland is drawn to the mysterious town of silent hill. Maybe someone would want to jump on the hype train with hills and make a new movie. It has been a little while now, so there is still time for it to be announced. Homecoming is a survival horror video game, the sixth installment in the silent hill series, developed by double helix games. The distinction between actors and special effects shrinks ever further in the video gameturnedhorror film silent hill. Between the loss of silent hills and the now mythical status of p.
Fear of silent hill is a movie based mostly on the life of the abused 14 year old. Originally released in 2006, silent hill was wellreceived by most fans of the video game series at the time, and has since gone on to become one of the top ten highestgrossing video game movie adaptations ever. On march 19th, the company konami filed an application with the us patent and trademark office for silent hill on an intenttouse basis. Silent hill town based on the real life story of centralia, pa. The director of the original silent hill film, christophe gans, has said he is current working on both another silent hill and a fatal frame movie. If you want silent hill ish films, check out the mist, jacobs ladder, or the tv series twin peaks. Gans also considers the first silent hill movie a beautiful memory and felt a great sense of satisfaction when it released. Silent hill is nowhere near as difficult as the siren series.
Were never getting a new silent hill heres why thegamer. There are a lot of horrible video game movies out there. Shattered memories didnt quite fill my appetite, pt made me hungryand now im starving for silent hill. Though gans wrote and directed the original silent hill movie from 2006. New silent hill game announced and its not a mobile game. That movie was truly terrible in every sense of the word and was an affront to the silent hill creators. Apr 27, 2015 but what seems likely is that whatever we see next from the silent hill series, it will likely be a long ways off and almost certainly wont be as good as silent hills could have been between.
Saw the trailer last year just wondering if its going to be released soon. With resident evil in the midst of getting a reboot of its own, perhaps gans has a point when he says the time is now for there to be another silent hill movie. Development of silent hill began in the early 2000s. When that movie didnt turn out so great, that really hurt the chance of a sequel being made. With meggie maddock, michael carey, michael nuccio, jamie stiles. A new silent hill movie has been announced ladbible. Is there an estimated release date of the silent hill 3 movie. Fear of silent hill is a movie based mostly on the life of the abused 14year old girl alessa, who on some times become friends with the young girl alma wade who in some ways is very. Even pyramidhead makes an appearance with his giant machete sword. It may be viewed as a parallel or nonparallel plane of existence, although the otherworld is an abstract concept which. Besides a failed attempt to make a new silent hill game in 2015 which well get to in just a second there hasnt been any. Thats good because even if its average or awful i wont mind since id be comparing the movie to other horror films and not the sh games knowing its going to deviate too much from the games anyway.
Site in development will go live once project is funded. He is a manifestation of james guilt for killing his wife in silent hill 2thats why he looks like an executioner. The video game turned movie subgenre is not exactly a goldmine of great films, and on content alone silent hill is often considered one of the better ones, but it might be my favorite not because. Feb 23, 2016 and while silent hills is dead, that doesnt necessarily mean another title cant happen again in the future. I think it would be pretty cool to see a silent hill movie just about silent hill. While there arent any more details at the moment, its exciting to consider what the new film could be about. Aug 14, 2019 instead, we got one of the series most boring protagonists, alex shepherd, assets from the silent hill movie awkwardly shoehorned into the mix, and another contrived cameo from villainturnedmascot, pyramid head. When the announcement for the revival of the silent hill series came about, with the title silent hills, the fans were ecstatic. I dont carei cant help but wonderare we ever going to see another silent hill. Homecoming follows the journey of alex shepherd, a soldier returning from war, to his hometown of shepherds glen, where he finds the town in disarray, and his younger brother missing. And while silent hills is dead, that doesnt necessarily mean another title cant happen again in the future.
Genesis focuses on young college graduate harry mason as he. Did these people even attempt to understand the plot of silent hill before they made a movie out of it. Konami has removed itself from the console gaming market, focusing on pachinko games that use the licenses of the video games they still own, like silent hill and metal gear. Ash and smoke erupt from the earth, people flee their homes, and a once vibrant township is now a ghost town. The silent hill games are among the most unsettling works of horror ever made. Silent hill is visually impressive, but as with many video game adaptations, its plagued by inane dialogue, a muddled plot, and an overlong runtime. Christophe gans says hes directing another silent hill movie pc. Jan 02, 2007 silent hill 2 movie confirmed update french director christophe gans tells magazine dvdrama that the movie is well underway, though theres confusion over neil gaimans possible.
Silent hill 3 release date, cast, trailer premiere. This is in no small part thanks to masahiro ito, who worked as a monster designer on the first three games and the art. Though gans wrote and directed the original silent hill movie from 2006, he had no part in the 2012 sequel, passing the torch to new writer and director michael j. It is also the first time that konami has really acknowledged the future of. According to rumor there are currently two silent hill games in. Im still very heartbroken by silent hills being cancelled. The project will always be anchored in this atmosphere of a small. The otherworld, also occasionally referred to as the otherside, alternate world, another world, dark world, nightmare world or reverse side throughout the series, is the dark and nightmarish mysterious effect that materializes through the ancient powers. Christophe gans announces new silent hill movie and fatal. Please leave feedback if you watched silent hill 3. Silent hill was always about isolation and psychological horror as the events and characters represented emotions or memories for the protagonist, but the movie lacks any of that substance.
Hd footage recorded, edited, and directed by fungo into a runtime of around 90 minutes. New silent hill game announced and its not a mobile game it. Konami has removed itself from the console gaming market, focusing on pachinko games that use the. Mar 11, 20 is there going to be a third silent hill movie. Unfortunately, there is terrible acting present, like the little girl, and a goofy villain that undermines the entire mood of the silent hill games. But due to a nasty breakup with konami and many other factors, silent hills was cancelled, ripped from our arms as quickly as we had embraced it. Silent hill 3 the movie is the creative sequel to fungos silent hill 2 the movie. The original siren doesnt even give you an ending if you dont do everything absolutely perfectly. Silent hill 2 movie confirmed update french director christophe gans tells magazine dvdrama that the movie is well underway, though theres confusion over neil gaimans possible.
The project will always be anchored in this atmosphere of a small american town. The first silent hill movie felt like watching one of the games, minus the scares. Silent hill town based on the real life story of centralia. The film follows rose, who takes her adopted daughter. Revelation 3d, which reduces its human players to plastic action figures. Silent hills art director and monster designer finds inspiration in the pandemic. Will there ever be another silent hill game or movie. There is still a large fan base in the silent hill realm some are even advocating the original team silent to come back and make a true survivor horror game and bring back the roots of the franchise. Speaking of synapses, another member of that panel discussion at boulder was dr. Parallel visions in space, time and light makes you think that if anyone could understand silent hill, he could. A movie on fatal frameproject zero is also coming to the big screen, too. Silent hill is back, but not in the way you may remember it. Revelation 3d is scheduled for release on october 26.
Why silent hill is the best video game movie ever made. He then went on to mention a new silent hill movie. Were never getting a new silent hill heres why there is one franchise that never returned from the dead to make the most of this newfound appreciation for horror games. Jul 01, 2010 the first movie had a good visual style but like most vg movies misses a lot of major points. And while were getting a game called death stranding. Oct 26, 2012 i know ive rambled a bit, but there is some sense in there somewhere. Revelation which we could have done without fans have been waiting patiently for its return. There was originally a plan to make the series into a trilogy, but that was at the early stage prior to silent hill.
According to gans, the new movie will take place in a small american town, ravaged by puritanism. Silent hill sequel bombs at box office, producer promises more resident evil movies. The first half of the movie was actually slightly better than i expected. But if ever a film gave an excuse to kind of immerse yourself into another world, then its silent hill.