Return to Silent Hill

Return to Silent Hill is an upcoming psychological horror film and the third installment in the Silent Hill film series. Based on the video game Silent Hill 2, it is co-written and directed by Christophe Gans, and it stars Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson.

Return to Silent Hill
Directed by	Christophe Gans
Screenplay by	Christophe Gans Sandra Vo-Anh Will Schneider
Based on	Silent Hill 2 by Konami
Produced by	Victor Hadida Molly Hassel David Wulf
Starring	Jeremy Irvine Hannah Emily Anderson
Cinematography	Pablo Rosso
Edited by	Sébastian Prangère[1]
Music by	Akira Yamaoka[2]
Production companies	Davis Films Hassell Free Productions
Distributed by	Cineverse[a] Iconic Events Releasing
Release date	January 23, 2026 (2026-01-23) (United States)
Countries	France United States
Language	English

Announced in October 2022, Return to Silent Hill was shot in Germany and Serbia between April 2023 and February 2024. It is set to be released theatrically in the United States by Cineverse and Iconic Events Releasing on January 23, 2026.

Premise

James is devastated after being separated from his soulmate and receives a mysterious letter that leads him back to a town called Silent Hill, where he hopes to find her. However, he discovers that the town has been changed by some unknown malevolent force and as he delves deeper into the town, he finds terrifying figures, both familiar and unfamiliar. Doubting his mental stability, he tries to comprehend reality and hopes to stay strong enough to rescue his beloved.^[3]

Cast

• Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland^[1]
• Hannah Emily Anderson as Mary^[4]
• Evie Templeton as Laura. Templeton also performed the motion capture and voice of Laura in the Silent Hill 2 game remake.^[5]

Production

In January 2020, Silent Hill (2006) director Christophe Gans told French magazine Allocine that he was in the process of writing new screenplays based on the Silent Hill and Fatal Frame series with producer Victor Hadida.^[6] He later clarified that the work was not a direct sequel to the 2006–2012 film series and that his sensibilities had evolved since the release of the first film. He also described the series as an anthology similar to The Twilight Zone, a place where any story could be told, and intended to depict a more psychoanalytic side to the town.^[7]

Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh, and Will Schneider, the film is an adaptation of the video game Silent Hill 2.^[1] Gans said in September 2022 that he had finished the film's storyboards and that the film takes inspiration from P.T., the playable teaser for the cancelled game Silent Hills.^[8] By October 2022, the film was officially green-lit with the title Return to Silent Hill. Gans worked with Konami to create a new aesthetic for the monsters, including those that had been featured in his previous films, such as Pyramid Head.^[7]

Principal photography took place from April 2023^[9] to February 2024.^[10] Filming was done in Belgrade^[11] and the German cities of Munich, Penzing, Nuremberg and Lake Ammer.^[1][12] The film was financed by Davis Films and Ashland Hill Media Finance. It was awarded €1 million from Germany's FFY Bayern media funding program.^[13]

Gans stated in a February 2025 interview that he "finished the film ten days ago" and that it "was supposed to be finished in April 2024, but because of the executive producers, it dragged on and I finished it this January."^[14]

Release

In May 2025, it was reported that Cineverse acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the film.^[15] Cineverse's Bloody Disgusting label and frequent collaborator Iconic Events Releasing were added as distribution partners the following month, with the film scheduled to be released in the United States on 23 January 2026.^[16]

Notes

1. Cineverse released with their Bloody Disgusting label.