‘Backrooms’ Sends Hollywood Running to Reddit for New Ideas https://t.co/17z5dWbjmh
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 17, 2026
After the success of ‘The Backrooms’, studio executives are are looking at sites like Reddit and YouTube for movie ideas. One agency veteran says that assistants at their agency have identified “a bunch” of subreddits and short stories that they think could lead to compelling ideas.
“It’s almost a real-time IP incubator of sorts, with moderators and communities that are cultivating these spaces where stories and fandoms can grow organically,” says Jim Squires, chief marketing officer of Reddit.
One of those stories on Reddit is being developed as a feature film produced by and starring Sydney Sweeney called I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl.
