The internet story gold rush
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sonia The internet story gold rush
(Call) "Got a story on the web?" (Response) "Hollywood's calling, yeah!" (Call) "From the feed to the screen!" (Response) "Big hits, a brand new scene!"
sonia Studio executives are scouring platforms like YouTube and TikTok to find the next blockbuster concept.
sonia Hollywood studios are buying fully formed stories from internet creators rather than just hiring influencers as actors.
Internet to Hollywood: Kane Parsons was only sixteen years old when his viral YouTube video 'The Backrooms' launched his professional Hollywood directing career.
Which studio partnered with teenage creator Kane Parsons to adapt his YouTube viral hit 'The Backrooms' into a movie?
How much money did the low-budget internet horror film 'Obsession' make at the box office?
Which internet-based horror production company secured three films with director Curry Barker before his hit 'Obsession'?
What internet-born monster became the subject of a major Hollywood studio bidding war?
Who directed the viral YouTube hit 'The Backrooms' before adapting it for the big screen?