'Backrooms' Filmmaker Kane Parsons Says No to Idea of Directing 'Star Wars' or Other IP Projects

"Backrooms" director Kane Parsons is not interested in moving into the IP worlds of "Star Wars" or "Star Trek," responding to one recent question about the potential allure of those franchises with a blunt, "No." The 20-year-old filmmaker appeared as a guest on Thursday's episode of "The Town with Matt Belloni" podcast, where he was asked about his career in the wake of the immense financial and critical success of his feature-length directorial debut with A24. While speaking with Puck's Matthew Belloni, Parsons was asked if he would ever be curious to take on a major . . .