-Production to Begin for Worldwide Release-
Konami Corporation (CEO: Kagemasa Kozuki) has teamed with Samuel Hadida and his production company Davis Films Sarl to produce a live feature film adaptation of the popular horror adventure video game Silent Hill.
Samuel Hadida is the prolific producer who brought to the screen True Romance directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino, brotherhood of the Wolf directed by Christophe Gans, Spider directed by David Cronenberg and other famous films. Konami will participate in the production of the film from script supervision, monsters' design and sound creation to accurately recreating the universal appeal of the game. The Silent Hill horror action game will evolve from the small screen to the big screen.
Christophe Gans, who directed the blockbuster epic Brotherhood of the Wolf as well as Crying Freeman, has been appointed as the director of the Silent Hill movie. "Silent Hill is a groundbreaking game which atmosphere has mesmerized millions of games all over the world, it is scary and clever. I am very proud to be associated with this game."
The Silent Hill series (Produced by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc., President: Michihiro Ishizuka) is a horror adventure game set in a town shrouded by fog and darkness, where the player confronts a variety of monsters. Its images have recieved high acclaim in the North American and European markets, labeled "THE MASTER OF HORROR ADVENTURE" with its total combined sales of over four million copies in Japan, the United States and Europe.
Konami will actively pursue film production of its game content, with the aim to further stengthen the KONAMI brand worldwide.
September 18, 2003