Viral horror sensation TheBackrooms, a YouTube series created by Kane Parsons is getting a feature adaptation from A24, James Wan’s Atomic Monster & more.
The viral YouTube series is coming to the big screen with horror powerhouse production companies A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment, and 21 Laps set to produce a film adaptation of The Backrooms, according to Deadline.17-year-old Kane Parsons, the original creator behind the videos, is attached to direct. While details on the project remain under wraps, Roberto Patino is set to pen the film's screenplay.
Additional plot information on the upcoming horror film remains a mystery, but the original viral video centers on a young filmmaker who falls into another dimension, where he ends up trapped in an empty, dimly-lit office space full of mysterious otherworldly beings. Utilizing its '90s found footage aesthetic, the video became a viral hit with 44 million views and spawned into a fully-fledged YouTube series that continues drawing in audiences.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Acclaimed horror icon James Wan and Michael Clear from Atomic Monster will serve as producers on the film alongside 21 Laps' Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine. Alongside serving as the film's screenwriter, Patino will also be attached as a producer on the upcoming project, with Judson Scott and Chris White as executive producers. Alayna Glasthal will oversee the entire project, which will begin filming on an undetermined date.
With the film still in its early stages of development, no official release date for The Backrooms has been set yet. Check out the original viral video below.
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