Shock Till You Drop got the scoop on the status of Silent Hill 2. The planned sequel suffered a “hiccup” after screenwriter Roger Avary was sentenced to one-year in jail for his involvement in a 2008 fatal car crash. Producer Don Carmody told Shock in an exclusive interview, “We’re just debating whether we can wait for [Roger]. He’s writing the script for sure.”

Actress Radha Mitchell has voiced interest in starring again, but director Christophe Gans will not be returning as Carmody plans to make the franchise more accessible to newer fans.

“I think we need to make it a little more accessible to the movie-going public. Silent Hill is not a blockbuster game like Resident Evil or the other games out there. It’s a connoisseurs’ game. It has its own, rabid fan base. They’re not cheap, these things. You have to appeal not only to the gamers, you have to appeal to a wider audience. So we have to get some story in there that helps explain a bit more. I think that’s all happening. Of course, [the story] is going to happen years later and the main character – without giving too much away – is much older and representative to the movie-going public which is in that age group.”