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A24 released a new trailer for Backrooms—Kane Parsons directs a theatrical adaptation of the viral creepypasta starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass, with a May 29 premiere; the piece highlights A24’s sizeable investment to expand the IP into a high-profile horror release.
Deadline reports a tentative four-year WGA-AMPTP deal was reached after mid‑March talks that includes AI protections, higher streaming residuals/fees and a studio contribution to shore up the WGA health plan (WGA East/West cited $37M in added 2025 health plan costs), with implications for forthcoming SAG-AFTRA and DGA negotiations.
Shout! Factory and Ace Film HK have acquired rights to 270 films from Roger and Julie Corman’s New Horizons library, consolidating a significant catalog of primarily genre and exploitation titles under new distributors for restoration/licensing and reissue efforts.
A Quiet Place: Part II (2021) will stream on Netflix in the U.S. starting April 11; the John Krasinski‑directed horror sequel grossed $297M worldwide on a reported $47M budget.
Palmtrees and NEON launched a global screenplay incubator to develop 8–10 genre feature scripts from underrepresented regions, offering paid development, one-on-one story work, and an in-person residency with applications open through June 1, 2026.
CBR notes A24 is addressing a specific fan concern in its film adaptation of a popular four-year-old video game (unnamed in excerpt), indicating close attention to source-game fan expectations during adaptation.
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