Marvel’s latest post proves even the MCU can’t escape the Backrooms. The studio shared haunting liminal space images on X as A24’s Backrooms dominates the box office with $141 million worldwide.
Marvel shares Backrooms from Loki
Marvel Entertainment posted four liminal space images on X with the caption “Liminal spacetime” on June 5, 2026. The images closely resemble the aesthetic of A24’s Backrooms, which opened to $81.5 million domestically. Marvel’s post has already gathered 471.9K views and 22K likes.
The Backrooms film draws its visual identity from endless yellow rooms, fluorescent lighting, and disorienting corridors. Similarly, Marvel’s images share that same unsettling quality with sterile hallways and empty industrial spaces. The Loki television series also explored liminal environments through the Time Variance Authority’s bureaucratic dimension. That show featured similar themes of characters trapped in strange, seemingly endless spaces outside normal reality.
Meanwhile, Backrooms director Kane Parsons built over 30,000 square feet of physical sets across four sound stages. Production designer Danny Vermette adapted Parsons’ digital Blender designs into tangible environments for filming. Notably, reports indicate that people actually got lost on the set during production. Parsons also drew inspiration from Portal, Mr. Robot, and the anime series Paranoia Agent for the project.
The Loki series similarly constructed elaborate sets at Pinewood Atlanta Studios and later Pinewood Studios in the UK. Both properties explore characters navigating labyrinthine spaces that exist outside conventional time and space. Additionally, Loki’s TVA appeared in the 2024 film Deadpool and Wolverine, showing Marvel’s willingness to expand that world.
Backrooms has earned $141 million worldwide and holds an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 233 reviews. Parsons became the youngest filmmaker to reach number one at the American box office with the release. He confirmed in late May that new Backrooms projects are already in development.
Backrooms is currently playing in theaters, while fans can stream both seasons of Loki on Disney+ now.
