Official Backrooms 2 Announcement Reportedly Happening Soon, With Kane Parsons Returning
Report indicates that A24 has signed Backrooms director and web series creator Kane Parsons to take charge of the sequel.
Report indicates that A24 has signed Backrooms director and web series creator Kane Parsons to take charge of the sequel.
The short version
- Sources point towards Parsons' next project being a sequel to his indie success Dread Central reports that a sequel to Backrooms is in the works and that Kane Parsons has been signed as director.
- According to the horror media outlet , fans can expect an announcement soon.
- Backrooms was born from a picture of a strange, liminal space that caught the eye of Kane Parsons, who then turned it into a horror web series on YouTube that went viral.
What happened
This led A24 to pick up the project and turn it into an indie horror film, which was directed by the YouTuber himself. The movie proved just as popular as the web series, as Backrooms grossed nearly $400 million globally — about 40 times its production budget.
Why it matters
In June, entertainment industry insider Jeff Sneider claimed that Kane Parsons was working on a new project with Backrooms producer Osgood Perkins.
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