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Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Wants a Limited Series to Pull Off Horror Franchise's 'Main Ending'

Backrooms director Kane Parsons says he’s always had a “main ending” in mind for his liminal space story, which he says would be best served as a limited series.

IGN•Virginia Glaze28 Sept

• neutral toward Kane Parsons · 98%

Bill Kramer, Kane Parsons Dispel Notion That Young People Are Only Into Short-Form, Academy Boss Talks YouTube Deal: “You’ll See A Very Different-Looking Oscars” – Zurich Summit

The youth demographic has been key to fuelling this summer’s box office boom. Backrooms director Kane Parsons and Academy boss Bill Kramer were among those taking part in a Deadline-moderated Zurich Summit panel this past weekend which addressed…

Deadline•Andreas Wiseman28 Sept

• neutral toward Kane Parsons · 90%

Backrooms Director Reveals Where the Series Should Go Next

Backrooms director Kane Parsons reveals he has a set arc for the horror franchise that he wants to conclude in a limited series

Polygon•Willa Rowe28 Sept

‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ Ushering in Shift Similar to ‘Easy Rider’ in 1970s, Sony Pictures Classics Co-Chief Says

There has not been a single major industry event in the last three months where major producers and execs have not brought up the phenomenon of Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” and Curry Barker’s “Obsession.” The two films, directed by…

Variety•Rafa Sales Ross26 Sept

‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Distances $400M Hit From Horror Moniker: “I Don’t View It As A Horror Project”- Zurich Summit

Kane Parson’s $400M hit Backrooms, spinning off his web-series inspired by “creepypasta’ horror content on the internet, is invariably and understandably billed as a horror.

Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow26 Sept

• favorable toward Kane Parsons · 70%

Kane Parsons Recalls ‘Backrooms’ Trailer “Activated a Desire to See: How Did Hollywood Mess This Up?”

Luckily, the young filmmaker told the Zurich Summit that he likes to think he did the core idea of his iconic YouTube series justice — and touched on the possibility of a sequel.

The Hollywood Reporter•Lily Ford26 Sept

• favorable toward Kane Parsons · 86%

5 Essential Backrooms Videos to Watch on YouTube After the Movie

Kane Parsons started his filmmaking career as Kane Pixels, making viral Backrooms videos for YouTube. Here are the best Backrooms videos to watch.

Polygon•Tasha Robinson25 Sept

Zurich Summit: FilmNation, AMPAS, Sony Classics, MUBI, Mattel, Komplizen, Mediawan, CAA, UTA, TikTok & YouTube Among Speakers At Swiss Conference

FilmNation Entertainment CEO Glen Basner, Backrooms director Kane Parsons, Tilly Norwood creator Eline van der Velden, AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer, CAA Media Finance Co-Head Roeg Sutherland, Mediawan Pictures CEO Elisabeth d’Arvieu, MUBI CEO Efe Cakarel…

Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow24 Sept

Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Visits Valve Offices as Portal Movie Rumors Rise

Kane Parsons is fueling rumors of a potential Portal movie after he posted photos from his visit to Valve’s offices on his personal Instagram profile.

IGN•Virginia Glaze16 Sept