If it wasn't already clear, we've formally arrived in the age of the meme movie. The Minecraft Movie was basically a sequence of memes strung together, and Michael Bay is making a Skibidi Toilet film. Now, omnipresent creepypasta The Backrooms is also getting an adaptation for the silver screen.
The film, which is based specifically on the viral YouTube series created by Kane Parsons (as opposed to the more general Backrooms concept, which originated on 4chan) has been in the works at least since 2023. but according to Deadline the project now has actual actors attached to it. Those are Chiwetel Ejiofor, best known for his leading role in 2013's 12 Years a Slave, and Cristin Milioti. Seen in TV shows like How I Met Your Mother, Fargo, and Black Mirror, Milioti most recently played Sofia Falcone in HBO's Batman spinoff The Penguin.
