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A24 to release extended cut of “Backrooms” in theaters Friday, adding 16 minutes of new footage
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A24 to release extended cut of “Backrooms” in theaters Friday, adding 16 minutes of new footage

The extended version will be retitled “Backrooms: Everything Must Go” and include additional story details and Easter eggs, according to Deadline.

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A24 said its viral-chamber horror hit “Backrooms” is getting a longer theatrical edition, scheduled to arrive in theaters Friday. The company will release an extended cut that includes 16 minutes of new footage, and the project will be freshly titled “Backrooms: Everything Must Go,” Deadline reported.

Deadline said the Kane Parsons-directed film is A24’s highest grossing movie to date. The extended cut is described as expanding the movie’s lore, while also adding additional Easter eggs for viewers who have followed the story online.

The announcement frames the new theatrical release as an update to the already popular “Backrooms” property, which has drawn attention from audiences familiar with the viral internet concept. A24 did not describe specific scenes in the Deadline report, but the additional runtime is presented as a substantive addition rather than a minor remix.

The extended cut is set for release “as early as this Friday,” with the new title serving as a report that moviegoers should expect material beyond the initial theatrical presentation. Deadline also characterized the added content as including more lore and more references for fans.

The release timing also indicates that distribution plans are moving quickly, with the new version arriving only shortly after the original film’s run. For exhibitors, the updated title may require revised programming and marketing materials to ensure audiences know they are seeing the longer cut.

As with other extended editions, the added footage could affect theater schedules and programming decisions, particularly for multiplexes that must decide whether to swap showtimes or run the original and extended versions separately. The Deadline report did not specify whether all theaters will present only the extended cut or whether there will be parallel screenings.

Deadline did not provide additional details on cast, production changes, or whether the new footage will also be made available on home media on a separate timetable. For now, the publicly stated focus is the theatrical release and the new runtime, with the retitling “Backrooms: Everything Must Go” functioning as the primary identifier of the updated edition.

With “Backrooms: Everything Must Go” expected to begin screening Friday, audiences and theater operators will be able to confirm the extent of the added sequences through the new cut itself, including any additional world-building and easter eggs referenced in A24’s announcement.

Why It Matters

  • A Friday theatrical release with an expanded runtime could change how theaters schedule and market showings of the film.
  • The retitling to “Backrooms: Everything Must Go” may help distinguish the extended cut from the original theatrical version for audiences.
  • The addition of new footage and more lore may increase demand among viewers who follow the “Backrooms” internet property and its references.
  • As A24’s reported highest grossing film, the extended edition underscores the commercial and audience momentum behind the “Backrooms” brand during its theatrical window.

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Key Facts

  • A24 is releasing an extended theatrical cut of “Backrooms” on Friday.
  • Deadline reported the extended cut includes 16 minutes of brand-new footage.
  • The movie’s extended version will be retitled “Backrooms: Everything Must Go.”
  • The extended cut is described as adding more lore and more Easter eggs.
  • Kane Parsons is credited as the director of “Backrooms.”
  • Deadline described “Backrooms” as A24’s highest grossing movie to date.