Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has praised the box-office success of indie horror films Obsession and Backrooms. He celebrated the young filmmakers behind the projects for achieving major success on modest budgets.
In a conversation with Deadline at the screening of his upcoming film Disclosure Day, Spielberg described the performance of both horror titles as “fantastic.”
He expressed his admiration for the films and said, “I just applaud them.”
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The filmmaker continued, “I’m so happy for them. I think it’s so fantastic,” while discussing the response that both films have received from audiences and at the box office.
A two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director and the filmmaker behind classics such as Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg noted that he has already watched Obsession but is yet to see Backrooms.
“I think it’s great that they had basically very little money, especially Obsession had under USD 1 million, and the other film had maybe 10 or nine, and they’re doing so well, and I just applaud them. I haven’t seen Backrooms; I am going to see it when all this is over. But I have seen Obsession, and I loved it,” he added.
ABOUT OBSESSION AND BACKROOMS
Released on May 29, Obsession was directed by 26-year-old filmmaker Curry Barker. The psychological horror thriller stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless and Andy Richter.
Meanwhile, Backrooms comes from 20-year-old filmmaker, musician and YouTuber Kane Parsons. The psychological horror film features an ensemble cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Avan Jogia, Robert Bobroczkyi and Krista Kosonen.
The film was released in theatres across the United States on May 29 and is set to release in India on June 12.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
