Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025 Film)

''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' is an upcoming slasher film written and directed by Mike P. Nelson and is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name. The film stars Rohan Campbell as Billy Chapman, and co-stars Ruby Modine, Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, and David Tomlinson. ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' is scheduled to release by Cineverse on December 12, 2025.

Cast

*Rohan Campbell as Billy Chapman
*Ruby Modine as Pamela
*Mark Acheson
*David Lawrence Brown
*David Tomlinson

Production

''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' serves as the second remake of the 1984 film, behind the 2012 reimagining, ''Silent Night'', directed by Steven C. Miller. Miller initially anticipated a sequel to his film, confirming to ''Dread Central'' his intentions to return should ''Silent Night'' prove successful. Discussions occurred between the producers and Miller on a much more elaborate sequel, however ''Silent Nights lack of commercial success roadblocked the filmmaker's plans.

In early 2020, Joe Begos, of '' Almost Human'' and '' VFW'', pitched a ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' remake. Begos' pitch entailed a robotic Santa gone haywire, and was rejected for deviating too far from the original source material. By March 2021, the remake was being produced by Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, who previously co-produced '' Jeepers Creepers: Reborn''. Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, executive producers on the original film, were to serve as producers alongside Anthony Masi, Jake Seal, Jamie R. Thompson, and Terry Bird. Despite no director or writer publicly named at the time of its announcement, the studio slated the film for a 2022 release. By October of 2022, Schneid confirmed development was still on track; with a new, unnamed, screenwriter being brought in.

Development was kickstarted once again in November 2024, this time without the involvement of Black Hanger and Orwo. '' Wrong Turn'' filmmaker Mike P. Nelson was on board as writer and director with Brad Miska of ''Bloody Disgusting'' and Brandon Hill attached as executive producers. A late 2025 release window was put in place by distributor Cineverse.

Location scouting began in February 2025 in Selkirk, Carman, Stonewall, and Steinbach, while casting was underway in Winnipeg. Rohan Campbell was cast as Billy Chapman in April 2025, a role previously portrayed by Robert Brian Wilson. That same month, Ruby Modine, Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, and David Tomlinson were added to the cast. Modine was reported to be playing a colleague that Billy has unrequited feelings for. The film was financed by Bondit Media Capital and Royal Bank of Canada.

Principal photography commenced on April 17, 2025 in Winnipeg with Nick Junkersfeld as director of photography.

Release

''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' will be released theatrically by Cineverse on December 12, 2025. In February 2025, StudioCanal's genre label Sixth Dimension made its maiden acquisition by acquiring all rights outside North America to the film; StudioCanal will distribute directly in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, the Benelux and Poland in addition to handling sales elsewhere at the European Film Market.

References

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2025 horror films
2020s slasher films
Films shot in Winnipeg
Remakes of American films
Upcoming English-language films
Silent Night, Deadly Night films