'Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons on Bursting into Hollywood, Internet Fandom, and Old IP

About this episode

Kane Parsons discusses his rise as a young filmmaker and the impact of internet culture on his career.

Matt is joined by Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of ‘Backrooms,’ to discuss becoming the youngest filmmaker to open a movie no. 1 at the box office, his experience transitioning from YouTube to the big screen, what he wants to do with his newfound success, how he uses the internet, and more (01:56). Matt finishes the show with opening weekend box office predictions for ‘Scary Movie 6’ and ‘Masters of the Universe’ (30:18). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Kane Parsons Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Matt Pevic Theme Song: Devon Renaldo In this darkly comedic series, a love triangle ends in death. Watch now.Book a new kind of stay at HolidayInn.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Kane Parsons

Topics covered

• Hollywood
• filmmaking
• internet fandom
• box office
• YouTube
• success

Keywords

• Kane Parsons
• Backrooms
• Hollywood
• YouTube
• box office predictions
• Scary Movie 6
• Masters of the Universe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: Backrooms, Scary Movie 6, Masters of the Universe

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