Directors of Backrooms and Obsession Discuss Box Office Success at Zurich Summit
Filmmakers Kane Parsons and Curry Barker address the unexpected commercial triumph of their Gen Z-targeted films during a panel discussion in Zurich.
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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 26 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 26 Sept 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 26 September at 13:14 UTC; Deadline followed 27 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 26 September at 16:44 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterKane Parsons Recalls ‘Backrooms’ Trailer “Activated a Desire to See: How Did Hollywood Mess This Up?”
- Deadline‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Distances $400M Hit From Horror Moniker: “I Don’t View It As A Horror Project”- Zurich Summit
- Variety‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ Ushering in Shift Similar to ‘Easy Rider’ in 1970s, Sony Pictures Classics Co-Chief Says
- The A.V. ClubCurry Barker says Netflix offered to take Obsession straight to streaming
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ Ushering in Shift Similar to ‘Easy Rider’ in 1970s, Sony Pictures Classics Co-Chief Says Variety ·
- Kane Parsons Recalls ‘Backrooms’ Trailer “Activated a Desire to See: How Did Hollywood Mess This Up?” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Curry Barker says Netflix offered to take Obsession straight to streaming The A.V. Club
- ‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Distances $400M Hit From Horror Moniker: “I Don’t View It As A Horror Project”- Zurich Summit Deadline
In this story
- Kane Parsons
- Curry Barker
- Backrooms
- Obsession
- Zurich Summit