Academy Award nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor (Venom: The Last Dance) and Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) explore a mysterious, liminal space in the Backrooms trailer.
YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired video series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.
The Backrooms trailer reveals that the film incorporates VHS-style found footage into the narrative, echoing the concept’s viral origins. Watch A24’s official trailer below.
Will Soodik (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”) penned the script for the Backrooms movie, in which a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Mark Duplass (Creep), Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”), Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), and Avan Jogia (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) round out the cast.
A24 produces alongside Chernin Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, and Osgood Perkins’ Phobos.
Backrooms opens in theaters May 29 via A24. Tickets are on sale now.
