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It had been all quiet on the Silent Hill front for a while, but long-awaited sequel, Return to Silent Hill, was recently given a theatrical release date of January 23, 2026, and the first teaser trailer has now been released online.

The first footage doesn't show very much, but we do see protagonist James Sunderland making his way into the cursed town of the title, where he runs into various terrifying enemies that should be all-too familiar to fans of the games, including Creepers, Lying Figures, and those twisted Nurses.

Then, right at the end, we catch a quick glimpse of Pyramid Head himself.

Pyramid Head, also known...

The trailer for Return to Silent Hill has been released, and it is looking quite epic. From the return of several iconic characters to director Christophe Gans helming the sequel, people are quite excited about this upcoming part.

The trailer starts off in an intense way as we, alongside the protagonist, are thrown into the myriad and foggy streets of Silent Hill. With survival elements, chases, and a cult-like storyline, Return to Silent Hill might just be the best news we have received all year. Check out the trailer below:

The trailer for ‘Return To Silent Hill’ has been released.

In theaters on January 23. pic.twitter.com/upzn42vJzU

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Exclusive: Vision Distribution has boarded international sales for the new film by Italian director Gianni Zanasi, Seven Makes Heaven (È Andata Cosi’).

The film stars Michele Riondino (The Count Of Monte Christo), Valerio Mastandrea (Perfect Strangers), Valentina Lodovini (When Mom Is Away) and Leonardo Lidi (Rose Island). It is written by Zanasi, whose films have played in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and at Venice Film Festival, together with Michele Pellegrini and Giacomo Ciarrapico.

Seven Makes Heaven centres on Cecilia, played by Valentina Lodovini, a determined and passionate mother of two with three failed relationships behind her. When faced with a sudden crisis,...

There was a private screening of Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ new Silent Hill movie Return to Silent Hill, which is said to be “totally independent from the two previous movies,” for potential distributors during the Cannes Film Festival last year, but we never heard any reports about distribution deals. Until now. A press release has announced that entertainment studio Cineverse has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Return to Silent Hill. This release also mentions that the film’s extensive visual effects were recently completed and a date for a wide theatrical release will be announced soon.

Gans directed the 2006 version of Silent Hill from a screenplay he wrote with Roger Avary and Nicolas Boukhrief, and directed this new film from a screenplay he wrote with Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider. Based on the video game Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill follows James,...

The Annecy Festival continues to champion cutting-edge global animation, from studio tentpoles to indie darlings. This year’s Work in Progress showcase – always one of the most popular sidebars at any edition of the fest – offers an enticing glimpse into 12 upcoming features and four series in varying stages of production. Here’s a look at this year’s impressive 16-title lineup.

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“Carmen,” Sébastien Laudenbach (France)

From “Chicken for Linda!” and “The Girl Without Hands” director Sébastien Laudenbach, “Carmen” is set in 1840s Seville and follows Salva, a teen assistant to a blind knife grinder, who becomes captivated by a young gypsy woman with a haunting voice. A grim prophecy foretelling Carmen’s death sets Salva and his gang of street kids on a desperate mission to change her fate. Animated in a painterly 2D style, this atmospheric French production weaves suspense, music, and youthful defiance into a tale as...

Robin Roberts and Gayle King continued a significant tradition with their “supportive sisterhood” at a recent outing in New York City.

While they work for competing networks and morning shows, the two are longtime friends who often hang out at events in NYC together.

Hours after appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Robin uploaded a photo of herself with CBS Mornings’ Gayle from inside the kitchen of Le Cafe Louis Vuitton.

They appeared with Al Roker’s wife and Robin’s ABC News co-star, Deborah Roberts.

American filmmaker and television producer Tonya Lewis Lee joined the group for their dining experience.

According to Robin, the group has done this for nearly 20 years for a significant reason.

Robin shares an 18-year tradition with Gayle King and others in a ‘supportive sisterhood’

Robin’s Instagram post featured three unique photos, the first of which was a selfie of the group and...

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Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! Speaking of that iconic opening line, have you ever wondered why it's phrased that way? Why does it say just "Saturday Night" and not "Saturday Night Live?" Having two "lives" might be redundant, but isn't Saturday Night Live the name of the show? It is now, but that wasn't always the case.

Casual viewers may not know that the original name of the series was actually NBC's Saturday Night. That's why the opener is phrased that way. Even though it was always live, it didn't add that word to the title until Season 3. Believe it or not, this was because there was already a series titled Saturday Night Live on the air when the then-nbc's Saturday Night debuted in 1975. This "other" SNL was Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell,...

French director Christophe Ruggia has been sentenced to two years of house arrest after being found guilty of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel, according to multiple reports.

He will have an electronic bracelet for those two years, with an additional two years suspended. Ruggia denies any wrongdoing.

The “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actress first accused the filmmaker of sexual harassment in 2019, years after they worked together on 2002’s “The Devils” when she was just a teenager. In her initial complaint, Haenel said the abuse — including “forced kisses” — occurred from the ages of 12 to 15. The director was 36 when it started.

“Christophe told me that he was in love with me and that the age difference was a curse for him, and that, unfortunately, I was an adult in a child’s body,” Haenel told investigators in France at the time.

“Now that the judiciary has opened an investigation, I...

A Let’s Make a Deal contestant had host Wayne Brady in awe of his incredible luck during a game.

Brady regularly sees contestants attempt to win significant prizes on stage, including trips, cars, and cash.

In one instance, a contestant, Christopher, came to the stage with an intriguing afro, orange shirt, and alien costume.

Wayne had no clue what to call his costume but said he liked his look and then asked about his occupation.

Christopher said he served 20 years in the Marines and now works as a voiceover actor and aspiring rapper.

The Lmad host put him on the spot since he was on national television and asked him to display his rap skills.

Christopher did so with a quick verse as musician Cat Gray played a drum beat, and Wayne gave him $100 “just for that.”

Lmad contestant wowed Wayne in Keep It Rolling

Following his fun rap verse,...

Frank Dillane played Nick in the spinoff Fear The Walking Dead for four seasons. A prequel in the Walking Dead universe, the show followed the same successful formula as The Walking Dead, in which an ensemble cast had to make it through the apocalypse. The characters in Fear The Walking Dead are mostly new, and the show stars with high school teacher Madison Clark and her family as they attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. Madison's son, former drug addict Nick, was quickly established as a character to watch as he adapted to the apocalypse.

Nick's death in season 4 came as a shock to viewers. Nick, played by Frank Dillane, went from a troubled and rebellious teen to a competent but flawed survivor who dedicated his life to gardening, and his storyline appeared set to continue, with Nick learning from Morgan. However, Frank Dillane asked for Nick to be...

There was talk that Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ new Silent Hill movie Return to Silent Hill, which is said to be “totally independent from the two previous movies,” would be having its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, but that’s not exactly what happened. What actually happened was that there was a private screening of the film for potential distributors. We don’t know how that went, but we are benefiting from the film’s search for distributors. The first image made its way online a couple weeks ago (that can be seen above), and now a teaser trailer has made its way online. You can check that out right here:

Take a look at the gripping new trailer of #Returntosilenthill directed and produced by Christophe Gans with music composer @AkiraYamaoka.

Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/1gTcSAapnc

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Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans returns to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Watch the teaser trailer below!

This first look teaser for Return to Silent Hill reveals Jeremy Irvine as video game character James Sunderland, while teasing the various threats he’ll be facing in Silent Hill.

Those threats include Pyramid Head and the Nurses, both glimpsed in this first trailer!

“The film will follow 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.

“As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of...

Konami releases the first trailer for Return to Silent Hill. Directed by Christopher Gans, the trailer hints at an unnerving journey into the horrors of Silent Hill.

Konami has released the first trailer for Return To Silent Hill, teasing the franchise's return to the big screen. Directed by Christopher Gans, who helmed the original 2006 movie, the 2024 feature is an adaptation of 2001's Silent Hill 2 and serves as a reboot of the movie series. In Return to Silent Hill, Jeremy Irvine's James Sunderland ventures into the unnerving fog of Silent Hill in hopes of finding his love, unprepared for the mind-shattering horrors within.

Following a behind-the-scenes featurette, Konami has released the first trailer for Return to Silent Hill. Check it out below:

Take a look at the gripping new trailer of #Returntosilenthill directed and produced by Christophe Gans with music composer @AkiraYamaoka.Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/1gTcSAapnc Konami...

A new behind-the-scenes video offers a first look at James Sunderland and other returning game characters in the upcoming Silent Hill movie reboot. Director Christophe Gans is dedicated to creating a faithful adaptation of the second game in the horror franchise in the upcoming film. Return to Silent Hill is not expected to be a direct sequel to either original film, but instead hew closer to its source material.

With production currently underway on the reboot, a new Return to Silent Hill behind-the-scenes video reveals the first look at James Sunderland and more returning game characters.

As part of a grand showcase presentation for the franchise, Konami revealed a special behind-the-scenes video look at Return to Silent Hill.

The video, as seen above, offers a plethora of footage from the set of the upcoming reboot, showing director Christophe Gans' dedication to creating a faithful adaptation of the second game in the horror franchise.

After a series of Covid-related delays, production finally got underway on the long-gestating Silent Hill "requel" last year in Germany, and a first official image from the movie has been released ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

The still (via Fandango) gives us a first look at a redesigned take on the big bad of the survival horror video game series, Pyramid Head.

Pyramid Head, also known as "Red Pyramid", "Red Pyramid Thing" and "Triangle Head," was introduced in the second game, and his distinctive visage has gone on to become arguably the most iconic piece of imagery from the franchise.

This new version of the character doesn't look a million miles away from the video game take, but the pyramid-shaped helmet appears to be winder and longer.

Check out the still at the link below.

Our first look at Pyramid Head from #ReturnToSilentHill just dropped at #Cannes2024.

(via Deadline) pic.

Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ new Silent Hill movie Return to Silent Hill, which is said to be “totally independent from the two previous movies,” is set to make its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month – and in anticipation of that premiere, Variety has gotten their hands on the first image from the movie, which features the iconic character Pyramid Head from the video game series! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Gans directed the 2006 version of Silent Hill from a screenplay he wrote with Roger Avary and Nicolas Boukhrief, and directed this new film from a screenplay he wrote with Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider. Based on the video game Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. When a mysterious letter calls him back...

Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans returns to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Variety has our first look today.

Check out the first preview of Pyramid Head’s return above!

“The film will follow 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.

“As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of reality and hold on long enough to save his lost love.”

“Return to Silent Hill is a mythological love story about someone so deeply in love, they’re willing to go to hell to save someone,...

The other day, one of our writers sat down with Mario Van Peebles to talk about his upcoming spiritual sequel to Posse, Outlaw Posse. In the pretty awesome conversation, we asked Mario about what we consider a pretty underrated movie of his, Gunmen. This 1994 action flick paired him with Christopher Lambert, with an all-star cast that included Denis Leary as the film’s villain, Patrick Stewart, and nineties dream girl Brenda Bakke, as well as 90s rappers like Big Daddy Kane, Eric B, Rakim, Doctor Dre and Ed Lover – who all played themselves. It’s a tough movie to find these days, but Peebles had fond memories of what they were trying to accomplish with it.

“Gunmen tips a hat to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. My character, Christophe’s character, and the other character have a piece of the puzzle as to where the cachet of gold is.

This article contains massive spoilers for "Abigail."

Dancing ballet en Pointe is arguably one of the hardest styles of dance to perfect. It takes years of training and rigorous dedication to master the move, and even still, without the support of pointe shoes, the body alone is not enough to withstand the pressure of the weight of a full human on such a small surface area. Ballet en Pointe can be hell on the body — especially the feet — but when executed properly, it looks absolutely effortless. In "Abigail," the incredible new horror film from the creative collective known as Radio Silence, a group of criminals are tasked with kidnapping a small girl named Abigail and holding her for ransom only to discover that they've been set up, and Abigail is a vampire who has locked them in her mansion of horrors to "play with her food" before devouring them all.

Sasquatch Sunset offers a unique and surreal look at a family of Sasquatches over a year. The movie features a talented ensemble cast led by Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner, who also co-directed the movie with his brother, David. The Zellner brothers took a creative and humorous approach to exploring Sasquatch lore, acknowledging that those interested in surreal movies will love it.

One of the most infamous creatures in the world gets a unique and deeper look in Sasquatch Sunset. The surreal comedy serves as the latest effort from the Zellner brothers, with Nathan and David directing the movie together on a script written by the latter. The duo are best known for the 2011 drama Kid-Thing, the urban-legend-based drama Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, and the Robert Pattinson-led Western black comedy Damsel.

Sasquatch Sunset takes an imaginative approach to the titular legend by centering on a...

What the heck is Sasquatch Sunset?

Sure, we watched the trailer released earlier this year, but that didn’t help much. Outside of brief introductory text and quotes from critics, the wordless trailer introduces us to a group of Bigfoots in their natural wooded habitat. We watch them frolic in the woods, pound sticks on trees, and, yes, screw.

Although Sasquatches have appeared in film before, they usually have a clear and definable purpose. They’re monsters in movies such as Willow Creek or slightly bigger pets in comedies like Harry and the Hendersons. But Sasquatch Sunset doesn’t seem to fit into either of those categories, so what kind of movie is it?

“The movie is so funny because you’re watching these things that feel othered,” actor Jesse Eisenberg tells Den of Geek at SXSW 2024. “And then in 10 minutes, you’re watching these things that feel completely human,...

A few more returns and more than two dozen (!) new bits of casting have been announced for the second/final season of Wolf Hall.

Masterpiece PBS and the BBC previously announced that the six-episode Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy, will bring back Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips and Lilit Lesser.

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“Vive la paix, vive le cinéma!”

Irène Jacob, the president of Lyon’s Lumière Institute which runs the Lumière Film Festival, chose to mark the opening of the event on Saturday night with a solemn message of peace, a week to the day after the outbreak of renewed conflict in the Middle East.

“Tonight, we are really looking forward to this festival as a gesture of peace, because we do not forget what is going on in the world, the tragedies that move us, the wars all around us, the children and civilians in danger, the madness and the sadness of our divided world. Vive la paix, vive le cinéma!”

The message was in line with the spirit of Europe’s leading classic film festival, which has always made a point of being a window to the world past and present ever since its first edition back in 2009.

A host...

At Annecy with four features, including buzzy main competition entry “Mars Express,” Strasbourg-based Amopix will create a second studio, Amopix Annecy, located in the Route des Creuses to the west of Annecy.

The move comes as Amopix, the animation studio behind Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight title “Margarethe 89,” produced by Eddy, is embarking on some 10 new titles, either as an animation studio or producer or both, including Louis Clichy’s “Le Corset” and “Shalotte, an Onion for All Cases,” a TV series produced in international co-production, a potential growth axis, Amopix founder Mathieu Rolin told Variety.

Reasons for setting up in Annecy cut several ways: the location, which is highly attractive thanks to its exceptional geographical position and the presence in Annecy of the world’s biggest animation festival.

Public sector policies, implemented by Citia, behind the Annecy Intl. Film Animation Festival, are backing the development of a local animation sector with dedicated incentives.

As has been previously written about in the pages of /Film, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has endeavored to make his new film "Oppenheimer" -- a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the men behind the invention of the atomic bomb -- with a minimum of computer-generated images. Nolan has always been very vocal about his fondness for analog filmmaking, preferring to shoot on physical film and rely as much as he can on practical effects. Nolan has used some CGI throughout his career, but will never be one of those directors who finds themselves filming inside greenscreen environs. 

This sense of artistic purity, perhaps alarmingly, led Nolan to recreate nuclear explosions in real life for "Oppenheimer." The director, quite naturally, wasn't about to start exploding actual atomic bombs, but he did want to get real-life explosions on camera. This involved a lot of munitions experimentation, needing to find other, non-nuclear...

Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans is returning to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Filming kicked off on the project last month, and star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) recently shared an update.

Taking to Instagram, Irvine has revealed that filming is now about 1/3 of the way complete on Return to Silent Hill, and he also shared a behind-the-scenes shot from the set.

Irvine stars alongside Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw). Check out his Ig post below.

Gans is currently shooting the movie in Germany and Eastern Europe.

“The film will follow James (Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (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. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters...

With filming set to start next month in Europe, we have official details on the Return to Silent Hill, including confirmation that Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will star in the film:

"Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will star in the new psychological horror Return to Silent Hill. Christophe Gans, director of the first Silent Hill feature, is returning to reprise his role at the helm of this next installment in the film franchise. Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast) and William Josef Schneider, Return to Silent Hill is based on Silent Hill 2, the second and most popular game in Konami’s successful video game series.

The film follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. 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.

A couple weeks ago, we shared a report that Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ new Silent Hill movie Return to Silent Hill, which is said to be “totally independent from the two previous movies”, would star Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) as a man who ventures into the town of Silent Hill to find his lost love. Now an official press release has arrived to confirm the plot and the involvement of Irvine, and to announce that Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) is also in the cast!

Gans directed the 2006 version of Silent Hill from a screenplay he wrote with Roger Avary and Nicolas Boukhrief, and will be directing this new film from a screenplay he has written with Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider. Based on the video game Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill will follow James, a man broken after...

Officially announced late last year, Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans is returning to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2.

Deadline reports today that Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) will lead the cast of the upcoming movie, with filming set to kick off next month.

Gans is shooting the movie in Germany and Eastern Europe, Deadline notes.

“The film will follow James (Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (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. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of reality and hold on long enough to save his lost love.

Exclusive: Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) will lead horror reboot Return To Silent Hill.

Filming is due to get underway next month in Germany and Eastern Europe on the project, which will mark a return for the original Silent Hill director Christophe Gans.

Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (who collaborated with Gans on Beauty and the Beast) and William Josef Schneider, the movie is based on Silent Hill 2, the second and most popular game in Konami’s hit video game series.

The film will follow James (Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (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. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity...