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Desperate Movie Bosses Tear Up Scripts To Raid Reddit Forums For Next Blockbuster After Backrooms Movie Sensation

Major entertainment agencies in California are exploring Reddit forums to discover new viral film concepts, reshaping traditional script sourcing and highlighting the evolving landscape of cinematic creativity.

International Business Times UK

From Reddit to $118M Horror Hit: 'Backrooms' Shows Hollywood Is Mining Subreddits for Its Next Big Ideas

From Reddit to $118M Horror Hit: 'Backrooms' Shows Hollywood Is Mining Subreddits for Its Next Big Ideas

The r/Backrooms subreddit inspired a $118 million film, showcasing Reddit's potential as a creative incubator for Hollywood. Industry insiders now view Reddit as a source for future blockbuster ideas.

International Business Times UK

Steven Spielberg Has Some Thoughts About Obsession And Backrooms As His Own Tentpole Release Heads To Theaters

Steven Spielberg Has Some Thoughts About Obsession And Backrooms As His Own Tentpole Release Heads To Theaters

Be right back, I'm going to get tickets.

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Why Backrooms' Big Box Office Win Feels ‘Cathartic’ In Some Hollywood Circles

It can't be understated just how huge this is.

Backrooms director Kane Parsons is seemingly considering a Portal movie “with a lot of caution and a lot of curiosity”

The Backrooms director is thinking with portals

Backrooms director says Valve is an inspiration: "Don't make it if there's not a meaningful reason motivating it"

"They take it to such an extreme"

Blumhouse Had One Word For Horror Fans As Backrooms And Obsession Went 1 & 2 In Ticket Sales

Blumhouse’s one-two punch gave horror fans one hell of a box office weekend.

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The Backrooms film left me with more questions than answers and that's why it's the perfect adaptation

The Backrooms film left me with more questions than answers and that's why it's the perfect adaptation

Open that window, break through the pane.

Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24

The Guardian - UK

Forget The Summer Blockbuster. YouTubers Have Taken Over The Box Office, Breaking Records With Backrooms And Obsession

Forget The Summer Blockbuster. YouTubers Have Taken Over The Box Office, Breaking Records With Backrooms And Obsession

Spooky season came early.

Backrooms' Director Wasn't Even Alive In The '90s, But He Nailed The Look Of The Decade

Backrooms' Director Wasn't Even Alive In The '90s, But He Nailed The Look Of The Decade

As a Gen Xer, I’m impressed!

Backrooms to triple previous A24 opening weekend record at $85+ million

Backrooms to triple previous A24 opening weekend record at $85+ million

Maybe Michael Bay shouldn't have nuked the Skibidi Toilet movie after all.

A24's Backrooms movie has a 'fairly simple' story, its director says — but the new horror movie doesn't dumb down 'all of the lore' that diehard fans love in order to appeal to a wider audience

A24's Backrooms movie has a 'fairly simple' story, its director says — but the new horror movie doesn't dumb down 'all of the lore' that diehard fans love in order to appeal to a wider audience

The director of A24's latest horror film has had his say on some movie and TV adaptations don't deliver on their promises to fans.

Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook

Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook

Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew

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Backrooms star says she was genuinely "a little concerned" she'd go "insane" while filming in new horror movie's labyrinthian sets: "I wouldn't actually go alone"

Exclusive: Renate Reinsve talks Backrooms' "scary, eerie" set and how her palpable fear during production was "good for the character"

The Backrooms star says working with the 20-year-old director of A24's viral horror video adaptation was "very exciting": "I love that he hasn't really watched that many movies. His references are totally different"

Renate Reinsve is full of praise for The Backrooms director Kane Parsons, A24's youngest ever filmmaker

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