Cineverse, the company that has secured the rights to distribute the third installment of the Silent Hill series in the U.S., is gearing up for the release of Return to Silent Hill later this year. They promise it will be a "faithful adaptation" of the iconic Silent Hill 2's storyline, much to the excitement of fans.

“Silent Hill is one of the best video game franchises, period, and Christophe Gans did a phenomenal job capturing the atmosphere of the games once again with Return to Silent Hill,” said Brandon Hill, Cineverse's executive director of acquisitions, in an interview with Variety.

Director Christophe Gans expressed his enthusiasm about the project: “I am delighted to partner with Cineverse, which has shown a genuine understanding of fanship. Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation created out of deep respect for a true masterpiece of a game, Konami’s iconic Silent Hill 2. I hope fans will enjoy and be fulfilled with the experience this new film has to offer."

The plot of Return to Silent Hill will resonate with those familiar with the original Silent Hill 2 and the 2024 Bloober remake. It centers on "James (Jeremy Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (Hannah Emily Anderson). When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil" and "terrifying figures both familiar and new." The film was announced in October 2022, but fans got their first glimpse at Return to Silent Hill's version of Red Pyramid Thing — also known as Pyramid Head — in May 2024.

Gans' first Silent Hill movie, loosely based on the first game, follows the story of Rose, who searches for her missing daughter, Sharon, in a town where it snows in summer. Despite the screenplay being penned by Oscar-winning writer Roger Avary, known for Pulp Fiction, our review rated Gans' initial adaptation a mediocre 5/10, stating: "So there we have it. Our worst fears realized yet again. The video game-to-film genre has endured more than a decade of mediocrity. Silent Hill is probably the smartest and best-looking video game adaptation yet, it just doesn't have much else going for it. After all, video games are about entertainment, and Silent Hill is a chore to sit through."

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The sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation, directed by Michael J. Bassett and loosely based on Silent Hill 3, fared even worse, receiving a 4.5 in our review: "Silent Hill Revelation 3D is an inferior sequel in every way, shape and form, a horror sequel that fails to either intrigue or scare, and one that just might have killed the franchise cold-dead."

With anticipation building, Return to Silent Hill is set to hit theaters across America later this year, promising a wide release that aims to bring the eerie atmosphere of the game to life on the big screen.