Filmmaker Christophe Gans, who directed the 2006 film adaptation of the “Silent Hill” video game franchise, says that publisher Konami has “several” games based on the property in the works.
Earlier this year, reports emerged suggesting multiple “Silent Hill” game projects are in the works, including a remake of the iconic 2001 horror game “Silent Hill 2” along with a full new sequel and a story-focused episodic series.
Those rumored to be involved couldn’t comment on any such rumors at the time. Now, in a recent French video interview translated by Resetera, Gans goes on to explain what he’s heard:
“I know a bit about the [next Silent Hill game]. I work with the Silent Team, the original creators. I work in collaboration with Konami.
…There are several games in development as we speak, there are several teams on it, with a big line of games, they will revive the franchise, I think they were really impressed of the success of the remakes of Resident Evil that are evidently exceptional games.
I’m not working directly on the games but I’m working with Konami but not with Kojima, tho, but with the Silent Team who I met when I filmed the first Silent Hill movie and they’re still here.”
Gans penned the script for a reboot of the film series, which is reportedly slated to begin filming next February. Talking about his aim with the new film, he says:
“In this second movie, I’ll try to explain that Silent Hill is a place that owes as much to the creatures that live there as what we project on the town.
So I’ll enter into something way more psychological and way more psychoanalytic in order to try to make people understand that Silent Hill isn’t only this strange labyrinth that changes its form but also the projection of tortured and tormented souls and sometimes of extremely paradoxical feelings that can be between mad love and violence.”
Gans had no involvement in the earlier direct sequel to his 2006 film, and so sees this new entry and his chance for a do-over it would seem.
