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Kane Parsons Teases Three Dream Projects While Wearing A Valve Hoodie
Kane Parsons, director of the film "Backrooms," said in a promotional video for the Kyle Buchanan YouTube channel that he is working on three "dream projects" alongside a personal YouTube project.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Why it matters
Parsons has already said Portal shaped Backrooms and that he was exploring an adaptation with caution, so a Valve hoodie plus two office visits turns a stray comment into the closest thing to a signal yet, even with nothing confirmed.
Key Facts
- Kane Parsons directed the film "Backrooms" and makes videos on YouTube as Kane Pixels.
- Parsons said in a Kyle Buchanan channel promotional video that he is working on three "dream projects."
- Parsons wore a Valve hoodie while making the remarks.
- Parsons said he had played Portal, Portal 2, and Half-Life since childhood and that Portal inspired the Backrooms film.
Parsons wore a Valve hoodie while saying it, and he has visited Valve's office twice, in June 2026 and September 2026. He has said the Portal series inspired the film.
Parsons kept the details under wraps in the video, joking that he would be "targeted by space lasers" and that "the other party can see through walls" if he said more. The hoodie and the office visits did the talking instead. He has been open about the influence: at the Japan stage greeting for "Backrooms" he said he had played Portal, Portal 2, and Half-Life since childhood, and that Portal in particular shaped the film. Asked previously by Kyle Buchanan whether he wanted to make a Portal film, he said he was exploring the possibility "with caution and curiosity." The video did not mention an adaptation directly.
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