Mark Duplass (The Morning Show), Finn Bennett (True Detective), Lukita Maxwell (Shrinking) and Avan Jogia (56 Days) are entering A24/Atomic Monster/North Road Company’s Chernin Entertainment/21 Laps Entertainment’s The Backrooms.
That’s sci-fi horror film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve which is based on the YouTube viral series of found-footage videos from Kane Parsons which has amassed north of 190 million views. Other than that, the storyline is being kept secret.
At just 20 years old, Parsons is making his feature directorial debut, becoming the youngest filmmaker ever to collaborate with A24.
Cameras are rolling this week in Canada. Chernin Entertainment is co-financing with A24 with the former serving as co-studios on the film. . A24 and Chernin Entertainment serve as co-studios on the film.
The film is produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine for 21 Laps Entertainment, along with Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows Pictures and Roberto Patino. James Wan and Michael Clear are producing for Atomic Monster, with Judson Scott serving as executive producer and Alayna Glasthal overseeing for the company. Chris White, who brought the project to Atomic Monster, will also executive produce. The screenplay was written by Will Soodik, with casting by Wittney Horton.
Jogia is repped by CAA, Berwick & Kovacik, The Characters Talent Agency, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Duplass is repped by CAA. Bennett is repped by Sequel Management UK and CAA. Maxwell is represented by CAA, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light, and Trademark Talent.
A24 recently notched their highest grossing movie of the year in Celine Song’s romantic comedy The Materialists starring Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans and Dakota Johnson, that pic currently standing at $34.1M stateside.
