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‘The Backrooms’ – Viral Shorts from Kane Parsons Getting a Feature Film from A24 and James Wan
A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment are joining forces to adapt Kane Parsons’ massively viral YouTube horror universe The Backrooms, Bloody Disgusting has learned. Chernin Entertainment will co-finance the film alongside A24.
Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine are producing for 21 Laps Entertainment. Lucas Ford from 21 Laps brought the project into the company.
James Wan and Michael Clear are producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster, with Judson Scott executive producing and Alayna Glasthal overseeing for the company.
Chris White brought the project to Atomic Monster and will be executive producing.
Roberto Patino (DMZ) is attached to write the screenplay and produce.
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 17-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.
Following in the wake of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse getting their own horror movies, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is the next to get the twisted treatment.
Originally published in 1837, the original tale of The Little Mermaid is now in the public domain, and MSR Media International presents their own horror version of the tale this year.
The Little Mermaid is being distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group, and the film has officially been rated “R” this week for “Language, some violence and brief nudity.”
In the film from director Leigh Scott, “Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island—proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Her arrival coincides with several mermaid sightings and strange disappearances.
“When Eric’s friend and mentor, Dr. Ashley, arrives on the island, Ashley uncovers the true identity of Aurora and the dangers of the hidden evil inside Eric’s dig site. Will Eric heed his friend’s advice, or will he be blinded by love and the power of the siren, allowing the world to fall to the forces of evil?”
Lydia Helen, Mike Markoff and Jeff Denton star in The Little Mermaid.
You can watch the trailer now over on MSR Media International’s website.
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