US EditionRETURN TO SILENT HILL Director Christophe Gans on Death Threats, Fan Fury, and Rebuilding a Horror Icon on $23 Million
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Despite Receiving 'Plenty of Death Threats,' Return to Silent Hill Director Is Open to Making Another Film Based on the Horror Series, Saying: 'People Are Thinking I’m Doing a Pretty Good Job'
The director of Return to Silent Hill, Christophe Gans, has said that despite receiving death threats over adapting the horror series for the big screen, he would be open to bringing another instalment to life.Talking to Variety, Gans admitted that 2006's Silent Hill was "a big challenge to adapt correctly and respectfully a game which is considered a classic," saying: "We know that the people who love video games are very passionate. I remember…
French director Christophe Gans, responsible for all film adaptations of the Silent Hill franchise, stated that he received death threats from video game fans after the premiere of the first film.The filmmaker now returned to that universe with Terror in Silent Hill: Return from Hell, the third installment of the saga, which arrived at the cinemas on the 22nd.In an interview given to Variety magazine, Gans explained that the reaction of some fol…
RETURN TO SILENT HILL Director Christophe Gans on Death Threats, Fan Fury, and Rebuilding a Horror Icon on $23 Million
Almost twenty years ago, Christophe Gans stepped into the fog-covered world of Silent Hill and took a beating for it. When the 2006 film hit theaters, critics tore it apart. Fans of the video game were furious. And yet, time ended up being far kinder to the movie than its original reception suggested.Gans recently reflected on that strange turnaround, explaining how the movie slowly found its audience as younger fans grew up with it.“I was very …
Return to Silent Hill REVIEW - A Restless Nightmare
What popped into my head midway through watching Return to Silent Hill was a very specific thought: this film feels like a child showing me their terrible artwork from school and me saying “yeah great.” But in reality this is a terrible mess of pasta and glue. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Return to Silent Hill misses the mark by some way. I’m going to start with the positives — and unfortunately there aren’t many. The trailer proudly […]…
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