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20-Year-Old Kane Parsons Directs A24’s “Backrooms” Horror

4/26/2026

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Kane Parsons will direct A24’s horror film Backrooms, opening May 29, 2026, becoming the studio’s youngest feature director at 20 and using Blender with 50 wallpaper tests to match the series’ look.
The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell.
James Wan, Shawn Levy and Osgood Perkins produce the film.
Production constructed a 30,000-square-foot set that crew members sometimes got lost in.

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Story summary

Kane Parsons will direct A24’s horror film Backrooms, opening May 29, 2026, becoming the studio’s youngest feature director at 20 and using Blender with 50 wallpaper tests to match the series’ look.
The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell.
James Wan, Shawn Levy and Osgood Perkins produce the film.
Production constructed a 30,000-square-foot set that crew members sometimes got lost in.