How ‘Backrooms’ producer Peter Chernin thinks Hollywood needs to change

How ‘Backrooms’ producer Peter Chernin thinks Hollywood needs to change

Franchise fatigue could drive an entertainment industry sea change as the appetite for fresh ideas grows and younger audiences make up more box office sales.

‘Backrooms’ producer Peter Chernin thinks Hollywood needs to change

Over the past week, one conversation has dominated Hollywood executive lunches and studio staff meetings: What’s the next “Backrooms”? The industry is scrambling to figure out how to replicate the phenomenon of “Obsession” and “Backrooms,” low-budget psychological horror films directed by YouTube creators that have dominated the box office over the past two weeks.  But “Backrooms” producer Peter Chernin, whose production company cofinanced the f…