Rob Savage’s Molepeople Casts LaKeith Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn — Horror Goes Underground

Blumhouse is going underground — literally. LaKeith Stanfield is replacing Anthony Ramos to star opposite Ben Mendelsohn in Molepeople, Rob Savage’s next horror feature, and ghouls, the tunnels beneath New York City just got a lot more interesting.

Stanfield broke the news himself on Friday, stepping onstage during Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s BlumFest panel at New York Comic Con. Per TheWrap’s reporting, the film follows a man who descends into the abandoned tunnels beneath NYC and discovers a twisted society living beneath the streets. And Savage himself teased it as subterranean horror in the vein of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. Subterranean chainsaw energy. We’re already sweating.

The Savage–Elston Reunion

Here’s the part that has us grinning: Nathan Elston — who co-wrote Savage’s Other Mommy, currently chewing up the box office — scripted this one too. Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal are co-producing and co-financing, with Paramount handling worldwide distribution.

When Can You Watch It?

Production starts late November or early December in the UK. Producers include Jason Blum, Paramount Primal heads J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, and James Harris. This marks Stanfield’s third outing with Blumhouse after Get Out and The Purge: Anarchy — the man knows his way around a nightmare.

So tell us, creeps — you brave enough to go down there with them? Keep it locked on Think Horror.