Shubhabrata Dutta
It was in October 2024 that ‘Molepeople’ was announced, and now, after almost two years, the movie is finally greenlit for production. Filming will take place in London, UK, between November 30 this year and January 22, 2027. The horror feature will star Anthony Ramos and Ben Mendelsohn in the lead roles. Rob Savage was supposed to direct the movie, but pulled away, though he will remain an executive producer. Ben Wheatley is the new director. The movie is based on a script by Nathan Elston. It will be released on August 27, 2027.
The plot is as follows: Beneath Manhattan’s streets, something lurks. The cops see another vagrant’s corpse. But Jack (Ramos) sees his brother’s final message carved in flesh. Each precise wound, each harvested feature tells of something that’s evolved beyond mere killing. Jack wants answers. Jimmy (Mendelsohn), a homeless man who knew his brother, says they lie below. Together, they embark on a nightmarish descent into the abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of New York City, where a twisted society thrives. Here, flayed bodies hang like trophies, screams echo throughout a myriad of chambers and halls, and this is an unflinching gallery of horror where even the shadows have appetites. In the subterranean darkness, survival means becoming as savage as what stalks you.
Anthony Ramos’s latest performances include the Assassin / Antonio in FX’s ‘The Beauty’ and Major Daniel Gonzalez in Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller ‘A House of Dynamite.’ You may recognize him as Noah Diaz from ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ and Parker Robbins / The Hood in Disney+ Marvel’s ‘Ironheart.’ He was the voice of Piranha in the animated movies ‘The Bad Guys’ and ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and also featured in ‘Twisters,’ a spiritual sequel to the 1996 film ‘Twister.’ Ramos has been cast as the voice of Bob the Builder in the upcoming live-action feature based on the British animated children’s television show.
Ben Mendelsohn has been a part of some very popular movies, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Ready Player One,’ ‘Australia,’ ‘Animal Kingdom,’ ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘Mississippi Grind,’ ‘Rogue One,’ ‘Darkest Hour,’ and ‘Captain Marvel.’ He has also starred in shows in ‘The New Look,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Faraway Downs,’ ‘The Outsider,’ and ‘Bloodline.’ His latest performance was as Pastor Ron Smith in ‘Roofman,’ starring Channing Tatum as real-life thief Jeffrey Manchester. We will next see him alongside Sharon Stone and Anthony Mackie in David Mamet’s comedy movie ‘Speed the Plow,’ in Alejandro Monteverde’s Biblical drama ‘Zero A.D.,’ and in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s Jo Nesbø feature adaptation ‘Blood on Snow,’ co-starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Eva Green.
Ben Wheatley has directed the Bob Odenkirk-led action thriller ‘Normal,’ ‘Meg 2: The Trench,’ starring Jason Statham, ‘Free Fire,’ ‘Rebecca,’ and ‘High-Rise,’ featuring Tom Hiddleston, to name a few.
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