Silent Hill: Revelation
Talks for a Silent Hill sequel began in December 2006, with Christophe Gans returning to direct and Roger Avary writing. In September 2009, Sony Pictures announced that Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida were officially signed on the project and that filming would begin in 2010. However, later that month, Roger Avary was sentenced to a 1-year jail term for vehicular manslaughter, and was unable to participate in the film's production. In August 2010, Carmody said the sequel had stalled due to Avary's imprisonment. In November 2010, it was announced that Lionsgate had begun pre-sales on the next installment and that M. J. Bassett would direct the film, titled Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. Bassett revealed she had written her own screenplay, replacing Roger Avary. On an estimated $20 million budget, filming took place from March to May 2011 in Canada, with the 3D RED Epic camera used for the process; audio mixing took place in France.
Heather believes that they are on the run from the police because Harry killed a man in self-defense and that her adoptive mother died in a car crash. Heather meets fellow student Vincent Cooper, but is haunted by hallucinations of Silent Hill. She is approached by private investigator Douglas Cartland regarding her identity. Heather warns Harry, but he is abducted by the Order and taken to Silent Hill. Unaware of this, Heather goes to a mall to wait for him, entering the mall's Otherworld. A monster, the Missionary, kills Douglas while Heather returns to the real world and flees, leaving her a suspect to Douglas' murder. Vincent escorts Heather home, where they find a message instructing Heather to go to Silent Hill, and Heather reads a letter from her father detailing the truth of her background. Heather and Vincent travel to the town, but stop at a motel, where Vincent reveals that he is the son of the Order's leader Claudia Wolf, and was sent by her to ensure Heather came of her own volition to Silent Hill. He reveals that Heather is a part of Alessa Gillespie, a girl whose immolation 38 years earlier by the Order created the town's shifting dimensions.
Adelaide Clemens was eventually chosen for the role of Heather, though no one had suggested her. Bassett made another post asking for suggestions for Claudia's actress and some fans suggested Donna Burke, who had provided the voice and motion capture for the character in Silent Hill 3, but Bassett was disappointed by the suggestions, feeling it was not a very imaginative selection, and removed the post. Kit Harington acknowledged Vincent's character had been changed from the game version in order to give some leeway as a support character for Heather. Original cast, including Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger, and Roberto Campanella were all contacted to reprise their characters, which they accepted. Bean admitted that he was confused with the name change. The film stars Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Martin Donovan, Malcolm McDowell, and Carrie-Anne Moss, with Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Bean, and Radha Mitchell returning from the previous film.
In 2009, video game artist Masahiro Ito, who participated in the development of multiple installments of the Silent Hill series of video games, was asked to design the creatures and the look of the Otherworld dimension featured in the film, but declined the offer because of other obligations. Jeff Danna and Akira Yamaoka composed the film's soundtrack, through much of Yamaoka's contribution was made up of cues from the game series which were remixed by Dana. Yamaoka composed three new pieces of music for the film, including the official theme of the film Silent Scream which Mary Elizabeth McGlynn sung. The image song for the Japanese version is Claymore by Gackt. Street and bridge scenes were shot in Galt from 21 to the 26th of March, and scenes set at Silent Hill's Lakeside Amusement Park were filmed at the Cherry Beach park on the 7th of April 2011. The final theatrical mix for the film was completed on the 2nd of February 2012.
Silent Hill: Revelation opened at #5 at the box office, taking in a weekend number of $8 million, and grossed a total of $55,975,672 worldwide. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade C on an A+ to F scale. Dennis Harvey of Variety said that Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is a cheaper, cheesier sequel that's worse than its predecessor on every level (save being a half-hour shorter) and takes no special advantage of the stereoscopic process. Andy Webster of The New York Times criticized its poorly written characters and plot, which he considered thumbnail sketches at best, and stated that the film reduces its human players to plastic action figures in tired genre settings. Kenneth Brown of Blu-ray.com expressed that Revelation is terrible. Every time Maxime Alexandre's cinematography and the sequel's rusty boiler room atmosphere delivers, every time writer/director Michael J. Bassett transplants a still-beating heart from the Silent Hill videogame series that's genuinely chilling, the film descends into direct-to-video mediocrity.
In October 2012, M. J. Bassett stated that if she was to make a sequel, instead of adapting from an existing game, she would prefer to use the stories in the graphic novel adaptations. In January 2020, Christophe Gans told French magazine Allocine that he was in the process of writing a new screenplay based on the Silent Hill series. He stated the production of his previous Silent Hill film was a beautiful memory for him and he chose not return for Revelation because his vision did not match that of the producers. He told the next film could be set in a small American town ruled over by Puritanism. According to Gans, Konami felt galvanized by the success of Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake and greenlit the film as part of an initiative to get Silent Hill back into the public consciousness. By October 2022, the film was officially green-lit with the title of Return to Silent Hill. It is based on the story from the Silent Hill 2 video game, and principal photography commenced in April 2023.
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Common questions
Who directed the 2012 film Silent Hill: Revelation?
M. J. Bassett directed the 2012 film Silent Hill: Revelation after Roger Avary was sentenced to a one-year jail term for vehicular manslaughter in September 2009.
When did filming take place for Silent Hill: Revelation?
Filming took place from March to May 2011 in Canada using a 3D RED Epic camera, with street and bridge scenes shot in Galt between the 21st and the 26th of March 2011.
What is the plot background regarding Heather Mason in Silent Hill: Revelation?
Heather believes she is on the run from police because Harry killed a man in self-defense, but it is revealed that she is part of Alessa Gillespie whose immolation 38 years earlier created the town's shifting dimensions.
How much money did Silent Hill: Revelation make at the box office?
Silent Hill: Revelation grossed a total of $55,975,672 worldwide after opening at number five at the box office with a weekend revenue of $8 million.
Who composed the soundtrack for Silent Hill: Revelation?
Jeff Danna and Akira Yamaoka composed the film's soundtrack, with Yamaoka composing three new pieces including the official theme Silent Scream sung by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.