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Gizmodo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Tina Romero's Zombie Movie Will Hit Theaters This Fall
Daredevil: Born Again season 2 has wrapped. The cast of The Backrooms continues to grow. The Long Walk shows off its characters in new posters. Plus, somehow Sausage Party returned once more. Spoilers away!THR has word Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, and Avan Jogia have joined the cast of The Backrooms movie now in development at A24. Deadline reports Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders, Tracy Ifeachor, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare, and Maria Dizzia have joined the cast of Remain, M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming 'supernatural romance' film developed with Nicholas Sparks. Deadline also reports Gary Dauberman's production company, Coin Operated, has teamed with director Zachary Donohue on Human Remains, a supernatural horror film in which 'a flight carrying the body of a priest who died during an exorcism experiences some unexpected turbulence.' According to Deadline, Tina Romero's Queens of the Dead has been acquired by IFC and Shudder and is now scheduled for a theatrical release sometime 'this fall.' Bloody-Disgusting reports Devanny Pinn and Billy Blair will star in a two-part horror film based on Aladdin. Directed by Brett Bentman, the story is said to center 'around a struggling young woman who stumbles upon a magical lamp that offers the ability to grant three wishes—wishes that go horribly wrong.' Bloody-Disgusting also has ten new character posters for The Long Walk. Head over there to see the rest. Ella Balinska is tormented by the voice of Rob Delaney in the latest trailer for The Occupant, a 'mysterious sci-fi survival' film set in the remote Georgian taiga. Showrunner Dario Scardapane took to Instagram to confirm that the second season of Born Again has wrapped filming. View this post on InstagramSpoiler TV has photos from ''Slippery When Wet,' the fourth episode of Nautilus. More at the link. Captain Nemo and his starving crew go ashore on a seemingly deserted island in search of food. When Blaster goes missing, Nemo and Humility embark on a daring rescue mission but soon encounter a giant electric eel. After inheriting the Earth, a civil war is sparked amongst the surviving foodstuffs in the trailer for the second season of Sausage Party: Foodtopia, co-starring Marion Cotillard as a jar of dijon mustard. Finally, Starz has released a trailer for its upcoming Outlander prequel series, Blood of My Blood, premiering this August 8. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A24 Greenlights Kane Parsons' ‘The Backrooms,' with Chiwetel Ejiofor to Star
'The Backrooms,' the viral YouTube horror series that has amassed nearly 200 million views since debuting in 2022, is officially becoming a feature film. A24 has greenlit a movie based on the property directed by 19-year-old series creator Kane Parsons, who will be the youngest director in A24 history when the film enters production this summer. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve will star in 'The Backrooms,' which is a co-production between A24 and Chernin Entertainment. James Wan and Shawn Levy will executive produce through their Atomic Monster and 21 Laps banners, respectively. Roberto Patino is also a producer. Chernin Entertainment, part of The North Road Company, will co-finance alongside A24. More from IndieWire Vicky Krieps Is Possessed by Her Dead Wife in Trailer for Psychological Drama 'Went Up the Hill' Mel Brooks to Return to 'Spaceballs' Sequel as Yogurt While plot details for the film have been kept under wraps, the YouTube series used the found-footage format to gradually build a horror universe about liminal spaces that exist in our world without fully conforming to our reality. The slow builds and homemade special effects helped the eerie videos build a loyal following. A24's feature take on 'The Backrooms,' which was first announced in 2023, has been cited as one of Hollywood's most significant investments in intellectual property that emerged from the internet. In Vol. 005 of the In Development newsletter from IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson argued that Parsons represents the new archetype for indie film success in the 2020s. 'This sounds like a 21st-century riff on the Sundance wunderkind, but A24 didn't buy a short from a promising high school filmmaker. It bought an ecosystem,' she wrote of his success. 'Scalable IP, with a built-in fanbase. Proof of engagement. Potential for merch, spin-offs, and platform-native storytelling. It's a lot less romantic than the '90s story, in which credit-card debt is burned away by a life-altering festival premiere that sends buyers huddling in the lobby to craft eight-figure offers. However, we can't believe in that folktale if we also believe in the internet. Thirty years ago, a rapturous reception was the only tool distributors had to project future results. In reality, the digital revolution in filmmaking happened at the same time as all the other digital revolutions. Today, no one relies on analog instinct for pretty much the same reason that you don't have a landline.'No release date for 'The Backrooms' has been announced. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Renate Reinsve Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor In A24 Sci-Fi Horror Pic ‘The Backrooms'
Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) has inked a deal to star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in The Backrooms, A24's sci-fi horror film based on the viral found-footage universe from filmmaker Kane Parson. We were first to report on the project in 2023 and confirmed several weeks ago that Ejiofor was in talks to star. At the time, word was that he'd be share the screen with The Penguin's Cristin Milioti, though we're told her deal didn't end up making. Character details for both Reinsve and Ejofor are under wraps, as is the plot of the film, which is now officially greenlighted. Production is set to begin this summer. More from Deadline 'Severance' Breakout Dichen Lachman Joins Rob Savage's Supernatural Horror Film For Universal & Atomic Monster 'Eddington' Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Gets Into Standoff With Pedro Pascal In A24's Covid-Era Western From Filmmaker Ari Aster Emily Mortimer Taps Alison Oliver & Yura Borisov To Lead 'Dennis,' Her Feature Directorial Debut For A24 & Fruit Tree Parsons' 'The Backrooms (Found Footage)' watches as a young filmmaker's fall into another dimension leaves him wandering through an unsettlingly yellow, empty and labyrinthine office space, which may or may not be home to otherworldly beings. The film's title and setting draw inspiration from the imagery of a creepypasta (or internet urban legend) published to the website 4chan in 2019. The short is the first in a series that have garnered over 190 million views online to date in total. A prodigy of a filmmaker and VFX artist, Parsons is now the youngest director in history to partner with A24, at just 19 years of age. Will Soodik wrote the most recent draft of the script. Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine will produce The Backrooms for 21 Laps Entertainment, alongside Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows Pictures, as well as James Wan and Michael Clear for Atomic Monster, and Roberto Patino. Judson Scott will exec produce for Atomic Monster, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing. Chris White brought the project to the company and will also exec produce, with Chernin Entertainment, part of The North Road Company, and A24 co-financing. Reinsve is a Norwegian actress who broke out with her starring role in The Worst Person in the World, the 2021 film from Joachim Trier, for which she was awarded the Cannes Film Festival's prize for Best Actress. Recently reteaming with Trier on the dramedy Sentimental Value, which garnered rave reviews in its Cannes premiere and won the festival's Grand Prix, Reinsve's upcoming slate also includes the Cristian Mungiu drama Fjord and Joe Talbot's A24 pic The Governesses. Previously, the actress has also been seen starring in Apple's Presumed Innocent, A24's A Different Man, Trier's Oslo, August 31st and more. She is represented by CAA. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Men of Steel: Every Actor Who Has Played Superman - Photo Gallery 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet the 19-year-old director who just got an A24 deal
Independent film distributor A24 has just given a 19-year-old filmmaker the green light for his first studio feature. Kane Parsons will direct the sci-fi/horror concept The Backrooms for A24, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve set to star. Variety described the upcoming film as "based on the world of Parsons' viral YouTube horror universe." So who is Parsons, you might ask? The young filmmaker describes himself on his YouTube page, Kane Pixels, as a "19 Trillion-Year-Old Director and VFX artist." He can now add A24 director to that biography. We'll see if Parsons is the next major talent to emerge from the A24 pipeline once his first feature is complete. Early returns seem quite promising with one of the most popular distributors in the world by his side. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Meet the 19-year-old director who just got an A24 deal
USA Today
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Meet the 19-year-old director who just got an A24 deal
Independent film distributor A24 has just given a 19-year-old filmmaker the green light for his first studio feature. Kane Parsons will direct the sci-fi/horror concept The Backrooms for A24, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve set to star. Variety described the upcoming film as "based on the world of Parsons' viral YouTube horror universe." So who is Parsons, you might ask? The young filmmaker describes himself on his YouTube page, Kane Pixels, as a "19 Trillion-Year-Old Director and VFX artist." He can now add A24 director to that biography. We'll see if Parsons is the next major talent to emerge from the A24 pipeline once his first feature is complete. Early returns seem quite promising with one of the most popular distributors in the world by his side.
