Backrooms has earned an R rating from the MPA for “language and some violent content/bloody images.”
The liminal horror film opens in theaters on May 29 — one month from today! — via A24.
Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired YouTube series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.
Will Soodik (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”) penned the script for the film, in which a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Venom: The Last Dance), Renate Reinsve (A Different Man), 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.