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Another Fights ‘The 5th Wave’
THR writes that Zackary Arthur will play Chloe Grace Moretz’s younger brother in The 5th Wave, Sony’s upcoming YA adaptation of the popular book by Rick Yancey. The role is central to the story because Moretz’s character’s main motivation is to rescue her sibling, explains the site.
“The story centers on 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan (Moretz) who is one of only a few humans who has survived five waves of alien attacks on Earth. She’s determined to save her younger brother, Sammy, who is being held captive at an alien compound. But because the aliens, who look like humans, are everywhere, she is unable to trust anyone to help her.”
Jurassic World actor Nick Robinson and British newcomer Alex Roe also star in the film along with Maika Monroe and Liev Schreiber.
J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) is directing the project, which was written by Susannah Grant.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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