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Live-Action Return to Silent Hill Film's Teaser Previews Familiar Monsters
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The live-action Return to Silent Hill film's official X (formerly Twitter) account opened on Tuesday and began streaming a teaser trailer for the film. The teaser shows glimpses of some of the monsters, including the iconic Pyramid Head.
Welcome back to Silent Hill.
— Return to Silent Hill (@RTSHmovie) August 26, 2025
You live here now.
Return to Silent Hill is only in theaters January 2026. pic.twitter.com/Bn4JL9KKsj
The film will star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Dark Phoenix, Jigsaw). Filming began in April 2023.
The film follows Irvine as James, a man broken after being separated from his love, played by Anderson. After receiving a mysterious letter, he returns to Silent Hill to search for her. He finds that the town has been transformed by evil, and encounters terrifying figures.
Film director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, 2006 Silent Hill) stated in a 2020 interview that he is working on a new Silent Hill film. Konami officially announced the Return to Silent Hill film in October 2022. Victor Hadida (live-action Resident Evil film franchise) is producing the film. Silent Hill series composer Akira Yamaoka is composing for the film. Ashland Hill Media Finance is co-financing the film.
Gans previously stated that the new film "will still be set in that 'small American town' atmosphere, where puritanism devastated everything." Gans previously directed the Silent Hill live-action film starring Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean that opened in 2006. M.J. Bassett later directed the Silent Hill: Revelation film that opened in 2012.
Konami's Silent Hill horror game franchise debuted in 1999.
Silent Hill f, an all-new game in the Silent Hill horror game franchise will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 25. Ryukishi07 (Higurashi: When They Cry) is writing the story.
Bloober Team (Layers of Fear, Observer, Blair Witch, and The Medium) developed the Silent Hill 2 Remake project, which launched in October 2024 for PS5 and PC via Steam. The developer is partnering with Konami for a new project.
Konami released Silent Hill: The Short Message as a free title for PS5 in January 2024.
Tthe Silent Hill: Ascension "interactive streaming series" game project launched in October 2023, and concluded in April 2024.
Silent Hill: Townfall will be a co-production between No Code (Stories Untold, Observation) and Annapurna Interactive (Stray). Konami has not revealed a release date or additional information about the project.
Source: Return to Silent Hill's X/Twitter account via Hachima Kikō
