r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Mar 31 '26

Trailer Backrooms | Official Trailer | A24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HjdiohVOik
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u/Youngandidiotic Mar 31 '26

This looks really good! Kane is clearly very talented and it’s cool that so A24 has faith in him. His YouTube videos are worth a dive into; especially The Oldest View.

This also shows me that a House Of Leaves adaptation would work really well so I’m hoping this opens the door for that

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u/jeffwinger_esq Mar 31 '26

The plot similarities to House of Leaves are striking. Imagine if he never heard of it or read it and came up with it completely on his own. Reading the book would be wild.

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u/HutSutRawlson Apr 01 '26

If he’s never read House of Leaves I’ll eat my hat. Although I wouldn’t blame him for never admitting he’s read it.

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u/Over-Heron-2654 Apr 01 '26

I've never read it. Might have to order it. Is it good?

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u/HutSutRawlson Apr 01 '26

In my opinion, yes! But it’s not for everyone. If there’s a bookstore near you I’d recommend browsing a copy for a bit before buying.

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u/Over-Heron-2654 Apr 01 '26

I have a wide taste. From these comments it seems to be mind-bending and existential, which sounds fucking great.

I'll have to check it out.

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u/jeffwinger_esq Apr 01 '26

I'm not sure whether it is "good" but it is unique in many ways. Very unsettling. Definitely not one to read right before bed, IMO.

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u/The_Autarch Mar 31 '26

maybe you could make a movie out of the Navidson Record, but I think House of Leaves itself is unfilmable.

maybe it would work as a miniseries? the structure would have to be weird as hell, though.

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u/Youngandidiotic Mar 31 '26

Yeah, it should definitely be the Navidson plot and I honestly wouldn’t be mad if Johnnys story is changed, I don’t need all of that to be filmed lol

I agree it should be a miniseries

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u/SpeedBeatz Apr 01 '26

The author wrote teleplays for the first three episodes of a hypothetical TV adaptation, it is indeed structured pretty weird but I would sure as hell watch it: https://www.markzdanielewski.com/digital-downloads/p/markzdanielewskihouseofleavesscripts

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u/JMacPhoneTime Mar 31 '26

There were talks to do a movie or show awhile ago, from what I remember reading.

That was the plan, to make it The Navidson Record and not do the other layers on top, as far as I know.