Silent Hill: Revelation

Silent Hill: Revelation
Pyramid Head holds out a large blade, with the film's title on it, in a prison hall that has various arms reaching out from the cells.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. J. Bassett[a]
Written byM. J. Bassett
Based onSilent Hill
by Konami
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre[1]
Edited byMichele Conroy[1]
Music byAkira Yamaoka
Jeff Danna
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 October 2012 (2012-10-26) (Canada)
  • 28 November 2012 (2012-11-28) (France)
Running time
95 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[4]
Box office$55.9 million[4]

Silent Hill: Revelation (also known as Silent Hill: Revelation 3D) is a 2012 supernatural horror film written and directed by M. J. Bassett[a] and based on the video game series Silent Hill published by Konami. It is the second installment in the Silent Hill film series. The film, produced as a sequel to Silent Hill (2006), 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.[5] The plot follows Heather Mason (Clemens), who, discovering on the eve of her eighteenth birthday that her presumed identity is false, is drawn to the town of Silent Hill.

Talks for a Silent Hill sequel began in December 2006, with Christophe Gans returning to direct and Roger Avary writing. However, after Gans dropped out and Avary was imprisoned for vehicular manslaughter,[6] the project entered development hell. Later, in early 2010, Bassett was hired to direct and write, replacing Gans and Avary. She had expressed her openness to fans' suggestions of actresses for the role of Heather. 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.

Silent Hill: Revelation was released theatrically in North America on October 26, 2012, by Alliance Films and Open Road Films respectively; in France on November 28, by Metropolitan Filmexport. The film grossed over $55.9 million worldwide and received largely negative reviews from critics.[4][7] A third film, Return to Silent Hill, is in post-production.[8]


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  1. ^ a b "Mitchell, Bean and Unger Reunite for Silent Hill: Revelation". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "SILENT HILL - REVELATION". bbfc.co.uk. British Board of Film Classification. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  4. ^ a b c "Silent Hill: Revelation". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Silent Hill 2 Filming This Winter". IGN. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  6. ^ the, Associated Press (August 21, 2009). "Roger Avary pleads guilty to manslaughter". The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  8. ^ "Return to Silent Hill: New Movie from Original Silent Hill Director Confirmed". October 19, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2022.