\n\t\t\t\t\tOn June 3, 2026, producer Shawn Levy floated a crossover between Backrooms and Star Wars, after shepherding the Backrooms feature through 21 Laps with director Kane Parsons. The idea drew swift backlash on social media, with critics arguing that merging a minimalist, liminal-space horror and a grand space opera rooted in the Force would strip both of their defining strengths.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
On June 3, 2026, Shawn Levy told Vanity Fair he fancied a meeting between the liminal dread of Backrooms and the sweeping myth of Star Wars. The producer behind the hit Backrooms film, made with director Kane Parsons via 21 Laps, likely expected curiosity; he got a social media pile-on. Fans and critics bristled at the clash of creative DNA, pitting minimalist, intimate horror against an operatic galaxy of Force, creatures and spectacle. The uproar fits a broader fatigue with Hollywood\u2019s franchise sprawl, where mashing worlds for scale risks dissolving the very mystery that made Backrooms work in the first place.<\/p>\n
Shawn Levy sparks debate with crossover proposal<\/p>\n
Some ideas light up the internet the second they\u2019re spoken aloud. This is the case with a comment from Shawn Levy, who on June 3, 2026 told Vanity Fair he\u2019s intrigued by a mashup of Star Wars and Backrooms. Levy\u2019s company 21 Laps produced the Kane Parsons horror hit, which surged at the box office this spring. The notion of folding its liminal dread into galactic mythmaking set off swift skepticism.<\/p>\n
Why fans are raising alarms<\/p>\n
Backrooms works because it stays small: fluorescent hum, endless corridors, a mind gnawed by silence. Star Wars thrives by going wide, trading in myth, starships, and destinies shaped by the Force. Many fans argue that merging these modes would blunt both edges. The fear is simple. Backrooms loses its suffocating intimacy, while Star Wars forfeits its velocity and operatic scope.<\/p>\n
A reflection of Hollywood\u2019s franchise obsession<\/p>\n
The suggestion arrives amid a well-worn studio reflex to stitch everything into a shared universe. Audiences have rewarded cross-pollination before, but the returns can flatten texture. Backrooms built its profile on ambiguity, letting absence do the talking. Grafting in legacy lore risks turning that negative space into exposition. The critique echoes recent pushback to brand extensions that treat surprise as a cameo, not a choice.<\/p>\n
Shawn Levy says he’d “love” to see a ‘Backrooms’ x ‘Star Wars’ crossover:<\/p>\n
“I can\u2019t help but be captivated by a \u2018Backrooms\u2019 x \u2018Star Wars\u2019 mashup\u2014and luckily, I\u2019ve got a little involvement in both so I\u2019ll see what I can do” pic.twitter.com\/d1HwLMxN65<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Shawn Levy would love to see a ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Star Wars’ crossover<\/p>\n “I can\u2019t help but be captivated by a \u2018Backrooms\u2019 and \u2018Star Wars\u2019 mashup \u2026 luckily, I\u2019ve got a little involvement in both, so I\u2019ll see what I can do”<\/p>\n (via @vanityfair<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/cFK6pbGmT5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Culture Crave \ud83c\udf7f (@CultureCrave) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n