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Silent Hill 2 Film Adaptation ‘Return To Silent Hill’ Gets January Premiere Date

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<p></p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”><em>Return to Silent Hill</em>, the next film adaptation of Konami’s popular horror franchise, will premiere in January, according to a recent report by&nbsp;<a style=”text-decoration:none;” href=”https://deadline.com/2025/06/silent-night-deadly-night-return-silent-hill-release-dates-1236436030/”><em>Deadline</em></a>. The movie was&nbsp;<a style=”text-decoration:none;” href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/10/19/konami-announces-silent-hill-2-remake-silent-hill-f-a-new-movie-and-more”>first announced</a> to be in production in October 2022 during the first Silent Hill Transmission.&nbsp;</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>&nbsp;</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”><em>Return to Silent Hill</em> is being directed and co-written by Christophe Gans, who directed the 2006 <em>Silent Hill</em> film. The project also boasts a soundtrack composed by long-time series composer Akira Yamaoka. The movie is an adaptation of Silent Hill 2, which was <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/review/silent-hill-2/engrossing-and-unsettling”>remade in 2024</a>, and centers on protagonist James Sunderland receiving a letter from his deceased wife, Mary, urging him to find her in the foggy, monster-infested town of Silent Hill. Despite being the third film adaptation of the franchise and the first since 2012’s <em>Silent Hill: Revelation</em>, <em>Return to Silent Hill </em>is not connected to the previous movies.</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>&nbsp;</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>The cast includes Jeremy Irvine as James, Hannah Emily Anderson as both Mary Sunderland and Maria, and Evie Templeton as Laura. You can check out the film’s original 2022 teaser (complete with commentary from Gans) below. <em>Return to Silent Hill</em> is set to premiere in theaters on January 23.&nbsp;</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>&nbsp;</p><iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ frameBorder=”0″ width=”640″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZLrjCzVGz8″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay” allowfullscreen=”true”>&nbsp;</iframe><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>&nbsp;</p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;” dir=”ltr”>It’s been an eventful time for the Silent Hill franchise. Konami recently announced that a <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/06/12/konami-teases-a-remake-of-the-original-silent-hill”>remake of the first game</a> is in the works. Meanwhile, the next mainline entry, Silent Hill f, got a <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/state-of-play/2025/06/04/silent-hill-f-gets-release-date-alongside-creepy-new-gameplay”>new gameplay trailer</a> and a September release date during a State of Play this month.&nbsp;</p>

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