Backrooms: Has YouTube Just Saved Hollywood?

The Rest Is Entertainment

Goalhanger

News, Books, Entertainment News, Arts, Tv & Film

4.3 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Are Gen-Z filmmakers like Kane Parsons the new kings of Hollywood? Has Tom Hardy really been fired from the set of Mobland for upsetting Helen Mirren? And why is the author of the year’s biggest memoir facing a backlash from readers? YouTube native Kane Parsons has smashed box office expectations with his A24 horror film, Backrooms - becoming the youngest filmmaker to open at No 1 in the US. Richard Osman and Marina Hyde discuss the success of low-budget horror and the YouTube-to-cinema pipeline. Speculation is mounting that Tom Hardy has been axed from hit crime drama Mobland, after clashes with the creators and British acting royalty. But are the rumours true? And how often do stars actually get fired? Belle Burden’s bestselling marriage memoir, Strangers, has drawn fierce criticism after claims she exaggerated her financial ruin. Has the publishing industry’s hunger for ‘true’ stories broken the modern memoir? The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Video Editor: James Clayden & Lorcan Moullier Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Bex Tyrrell Exec Producer: Sam Psyk & Neil Fearn Filmed at www.westdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The rest of entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy. Now, the moment someone becomes properly
0:05.4	famous, they stop travelling as a person and they start travelling as a situation. And yes,
0:10.5	I am talking about the world of entourages. It's amazing. Any time you do a TV show when someone
0:15.1	properly famous comes on, you can just have a spread bet as to how many people they're going to
0:19.3	bring with them. Most people don't actually need a bodyguard and a fixer and a straw lady,
0:24.6	but not having to start from scratch every single time you get in contact with someone
0:28.1	is actually undeniably appealing.
0:30.3	So Octopus Energy, you know any time you ever ring any company,
0:34.2	you start from scratch right from the beginning again.
0:36.4	With Octopus Energy, they
0:37.8	recognize your number. And that goes through to a very, very small team of around 10 people
0:43.8	who are there to deal with you. So you'll almost certainly be dealing with someone who you
0:48.5	have dealt with before. That's the Octopus Energy entourageourage that they built around you.
0:54.4	A great satisfaction not having to tell your story for new every single time,
0:58.2	which I think most major celebrities also feel.
1:04.0	This episode is brought to you by BT.
1:06.6	Whenever we're immersed in the amazing shows and films we're streaming
1:09.2	or the content we're scrolling through,
1:10.7	we're totally oblivious to the incredible films we're streaming or the content we're scrolling through,
1:15.6	we're totally oblivious to the incredible infrastructure that makes it all possible, BT's network.
1:17.5	But it's not just our homes that benefit.
1:22.2	BT's network supports some of the UK's most vital operations, connecting everything from major institutions to small businesses. It's clearly no understatement that this infrastructure is
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 25 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Goalhanger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Goalhanger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.