The newSilent Hillmovie will not be bringing back its original screenwriter, Roger Avary, it has been confirmed. Last week, Christophe Gans, the director of theSilent Hillmovie from 2006, confirmed that he iscreating a newSilent Hillfilmwith Victor Hadida, the executive producer of the Resident Evil movies.
On Twitter,Silent Hillscreenwriter Roger Avary confirmed to fans that he wouldn’t be working on the new movie. Rely on Horror editor CJ Melendez asked Avary if he would be working on the film and he responded with a short “no.” Twitch streamer Nubzombie also asked Avary if he would be working on theSilent Hillfilm or on the newFatal Framemovie and the screenwriter said “no” again. It’s unclear if Avary was asked and turned it down or if Gans and Hadida had always planned to find another writer for the film.
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Fans of theSilent Hillseries will likely be disappointed by this news. TheSilent Hillmovie from 2006 has been called one ofthe best video game moviesin history by fans and critics and Avary’s writing is an important part of that. The list of good video game movies may not be very long, but if fans like the firstSilent Hillmovie, there is just more reason to get the same team to make a new one.
Avary may not be working on the new movie, but fans will be hoping that the production team can make a high quality film without them. TheSilent Hillseries has been going through a difficult spell afterHideo Kojima’s game,Silent Hills, was canceled. The cancellation of that game means that a newSilent Hillgame hasn’t been released since 2012. Fans are excited about a newSilent Hillrelease and will want the movie’s creators to do well.
There are rumors thatKonami is developing two newSilent Hillgamesand the company has confirmed that it is trying to listen to fans when planning more for the series. However, a new game has not been officially announced and this makes the confirmedSilent Hillmovie the only major new development in the series. That does mean that fans will be watching the film and its development more closely but this could potentially help it to become a huge success.
