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In what’s proven to be a busy day for trailers (new looks at Supergirl and Masters of the Universe also came out today), A24 released the official Backrooms trailer. The preview sheds more light on the story, focusing on Chiwetel Ejiofor’s character discovering the Backrooms in a furniture store. Watch the trailer in the space below:
Can Backrooms Be A24’s Next Big Horror Hit?
A24 has a versatile library that includes everything from coming-of-age dramedies to multiversal sci-fi action films, but horror is probably the genre cinephiles most associate with the studio. Over the years, A24 has established itself as a home for creative horror movies that combine compelling, character-driven storytelling with genre thrills. Several of the studio’s horror films have been very memorable experiences for fans, so it bodes well for Backrooms that A24 saw potential in the project and picked it up. Adding to the intrigue is the talent in front of the camera, with Oscar nominees Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve (who is coming off last year’s Sentimental Value) headlining the cast.
The film’s synopsis notes “A therapist ventures into an otherworldly dimension in search of her missing patient.” Based on the footage that’s been shown, it’s reasonable to assume that Ejiofor is portraying the patient, while Reinsve’s character is the therapist. The new Backrooms trailer doesn’t reveal too much about the overall narrative, but there’s enough there to get the general gist of the story. Ejiofor’s character becomes enamored with the Backrooms upon his discovery and, in an effort to prove he isn’t crazy, he continues to venture to the dimension to record his findings and bring back proof of its existence. As one might expect given the supernatural nature of the Backrooms, things aren’t what they seem, though the trailer smartly keeps many of those mysteries intact. We don’t really get a sense of what Ejiofor’s character encounters during his trips to the Backrooms.
