Kane Parsons’ massively viral YouTube horror universe known as The Backrooms is headed to the big screen courtesy of A24 and producer James Wan, and Variety reports this morning that A24 has officially given the project a green light. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve will lead the cast of The Backrooms, which the 19-year-old Parsons […]
Kane Parsons’ massively viral YouTube horror universe known as The Backrooms is headed to the big screen courtesy of A24 and producer James Wan, and Variety reports this morning that A24 has officially given the project a green light. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve will lead the cast of The Backrooms, which the 19-year-old Parsons will direct.
Production on The Backrooms will take place this Summer. Stay tuned for more.
A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment are joining forces on the project, with Roberto Patino (“Westworld,” “Sons of Anarchy”) scripting.
James Wan and Michael Clear are producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster.
The science fiction horror film is based on the world of Kane Parsons’s viral videos. The film plot is being kept under wraps. The press release details, “Kane Parsons is a 19-year-old director and VFX artist. His viral found footage YouTube series The Backrooms has amassed nearly 100 million views. Parsons will direct the film over his Summer vacation.”
Emmy nominated Roberto Patino is the Creator and Showrunner of HBO Max’s limited series DMZ, starring Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt, which he executive produced alongside Ava DuVernay. Patino’s past credits include being a Writer / Executive Producer of the first two seasons of Westworld and a writer/producer of Sons of Anarchy.
You can watch the original The Backrooms video from Parsons below, which is a particularly notable example of the “liminal horror” sub-genre that is all the rage at the moment.
