Radha Mitchell is to star as the lead in the video game adaptation
Silent Hill, according to the Hollywood Reporter
Principal photography is due to begin Monday in Toronto on the suspense horror feature, directed by Frenchman Christophe Gans (
Brotherhood of the Wolf), and will run through July 22.
The movie is budgeted at $45 million-$50 million, with additional casting to be finalized.
Silent Hill is based on the hugely successful Konami game in which Rose (Mitchell) desperately searches for her lost daughter in the mysterious, terrifying town of Silent Hill, where they are trapped.