A potential Backrooms 2 is being teased by director Kane Parsons. The first Backrooms movie, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, is currently playing in United States theaters.
Backrooms is quickly proving to be a hit for A24. Based on Parsons’ web series, which was inspired by the “Backrooms” creepypasta, the movie managed to gross $81 million domestically this past weekend, with its worldwide total currently being $118 million.
What did Kane Parsons say about a potential Backrooms 2?
Naturally, horror fans are wondering if Backrooms 2 will be a thing or if there’ll be any kind of follow-up to the movie. Speaking with Variety, Parsons was asked if he has any plans regarding how he wants to continue telling the story of Backrooms.
Parsons said, ”I don’t want to leave YouTube behind. I immensely enjoy the work I’ve done there, and I feel creatively fulfilled by it in a way that’s proportional to what I’ve done with this film. I personally think there are merits, because there are a lot of projects that I just could never do outside of YouTube, or outside of a more free-form internet multimedia container. So I wouldn’t limit myself just to one spot, but I do think it’s a way of saying that I’ve got a bit of a good thing going right now that I want to utilize with the energy and positivity around this film.
“Without a doubt, Backrooms has always been planned to be more of a series that goes outside the confines of this film. If anything, I would say this is a bit of a foot in the door that would lead to more of a progression towards the true root of the narrative, which has been set up online for years. But a version that maintains accessibility and lets this be the way in. For people who are into it, I’ve got a contract, and I got a hold at my end, and that means I am definitely not done with Backrooms. I’ve got very specific things that I’m working on, things are in the works right now that I am eager to be able to talk about, but, currently, it’s still in a secret mystery world.”
