Dead silence director

Staci Layne Wilson reporting. This interview with Gregg Hoffman dates back to August of the year he died suddenly and unexpectedly. Hoffman was enthusiastic about the project, and was clearly looking forward to seeing it in theaters; it's a shame he never got the chance, but here you can read some of his thoughts on how the film was going at the time.

Our conversation began with a discussion about the spoiler-filled interview actor Bob Gunton gave the press the previous day on the set. Q: Were you freaking out when you found out all the stuff that was revealed yesterday? GH: Yeah, you could say I was not thrilled, but I trust you all implicitly. Q: Yeah, especially after the embargo.

GH: Not…not to imbibe any alcohol and reveal the secrets to your friends who may post it on various incendiary chat sites. I mean, you know obviously I can speak because you guys know some of it. The next thing they have to do has to just be, like, utterly straightforward, because people are just, like….

Dead silence ending explained

The trend is to make a thriller with a big twist. GH: Well, let me throw it back to you. Let me, like let me…. GH: Yeah, but then they go Ok, but then it was a bad ending. So how do you win? Q: What are your expectations in terms of Silence and the market, actually? What kind of audience is going to receive it?