{"rewrite":{"id":"r_18dc5dec1f152ed9b51b4fe5","clusterId":"c_0a80d423c0eefdb06477d024","slug":"backrooms-director-kane-parsons-becomes-meme-subject-after-film-s-success","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Becomes Meme Subject After Film's Success","summary":"A new internet meme fabricates fake statements from 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons, using a film news-style format. The 20-year-old director, whose film became A24's highest-grossing release, is now being consumed as a meme himself, echoing the internet urban legend origins of his movie.","whyItMatters":"The director of a film based on an internet meme is now being turned into a meme by netizens, mirroring the cycle of online culture that produced the source material.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of A24's 'Backrooms', has become the subject of a viral meme that fabricates quotes attributed to him. The joke uses a film news-style format to make it appear as though Parsons said things he never actually said, such as 'He entered the world of Minecraft' or 'He stole a lollipop'. Posts often end with 'He is only 20 years old', mimicking media phrasing used to highlight his box office success.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe meme spread further when VTuber Vantacrow Bringer quoted a post claiming Parsons spends his free time as a VTuber. She later denied the claim, and no evidence was found that Parsons made such a statement. The situation reflects the film's own origins: 'Backrooms' itself reconstructs internet-shared imagery from 4chan urban legends and liminal space culture into a film, and now its director is being consumed as a meme by netizens.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kane Parsons directed A24's highest-grossing release. Now a meme fabricates quotes from him, turning the filmmaker into the same kind of internet folklore as his movie.","twitterPost":"Kane Parsons directed A24's highest-grossing film. Now a meme fabricates his quotes, mirroring the internet folklore of Backrooms.","threadsPost":"Kane Parsons directed A24's highest-grossing release. Now a meme fabricates fake statements from him in a film news format. The 20-year-old director is being consumed as a meme himself, echoing the internet urban legend origins of Backrooms.","newsletterBlurb":"A new meme fabricates fake statements from 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons, using a film news-style format. The 20-year-old director, whose film became A24's highest-grossing release, is now being consumed as a meme himself, echoing the internet urban legend origins of his movie.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95630\",\"title\":\"Internet meme making 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons say random things goes viral\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4021,"outputTokens":608,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780986193,"createdAt":"2026-06-09T06:17:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-09T06:22:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T06:22:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a80d423c0eefdb06477d024","canonicalTitle":"映画『Backrooms』監督 ケイン・パーソンズに適当なことを言わせるネットミームが流行","representativeArticleId":"a_5243d7d54b7de959e5e58a95","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Backrooms\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kane Parsons\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-09T05:39:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-09T05:39:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T06:22:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95630","title":"映画『Backrooms』監督 ケイン・パーソンズに適当なことを言わせるネットミームが流行"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Backrooms"],"studios":[],"people":["Kane Parsons"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of A24's 'Backrooms', has become the subject of a viral meme that fabricates quotes attributed to him.","The joke uses a film news-style format to make it appear as though Parsons said things he never actually said, such as 'He entered the world of Minecraft' or 'He stole a lollipop'.","Posts often end with 'He is only 20 years old', mimicking media phrasing used to highlight his box office success.","VTuber Vantacrow Bringer quoted a post claiming Parsons spends his free time as a VTuber, but she later denied the claim and no evidence was found.","Parsons' film 'Backrooms' became A24's highest-grossing release and reconstructs internet-shared imagery from 4chan urban legends and liminal space culture."]}