# A24's Backrooms movie has a 'fairly simple' story, its director says — but the new horror movie doesn't dumb down 'all of the lore' that diehard fans love in order to appeal to a wider audience

> The director of A24's Backrooms movie has had his say on why some film adaptations fail Kane Parsons thinks some studios ignore the "actual DNA" of franchises that made them popular to begin with Backrooms' filmmaker is…

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- **Published:** 2026-05-27
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #backrooms #movie #director #film #adaptations #fans #appeal #audience
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