Two key creatives have fallen Molesthe new horror thriller from Paramount co-financed and co-produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal: star LaKeith Stanfield and director Rob Savage, who hands over the reins to English filmmaker Ben Wheatley.
The reasons for Stanfield’s departure were not disclosed; The Savages are blamed for scheduling conflicts. We are told the situation is generally amicable.
Savage has just been released Other moma Jessica Chastain-led horror film for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal, based on a novel by Josh Malerman, which, while underperforming with critics, topped the domestic box office the weekend of October 9 and grossed nearly $100 million worldwide as of this writing.
In Molesa man descends into the abandoned tunnels beneath New York City, where he discovers a twisted society hidden beneath the streets. Paramount is scheduled to distribute the film worldwide on August 27, 2027; they announced the casting of Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn, who remains on board, on the same day Other mom open. It’s unclear whether to expect a change in schedule, as there are reports the film went into production in the UK as early as late November.
Written by Savage Other mom collaborator Nathan Elston, Moles was developed independently, with Savage first announced as director in October 2024. Raphael Margules and JD Lifshitz, who were set to produce through their BoulderLight Pictures banner, brought the project to Paramount after being tapped to lead the studio’s new genre-focused label, Paramount Primal.
Jason Blum produces alongside Lifshitz, Margules and James Harris. Ryan Turek and Tracy Rosenblum will executive produce alongside Savage and Elston.
A respected genre filmmaker, Wheatley most recently directed the Bob Odenkirk-led action thriller. Normalreleased through Magnolia Pictures after premiering in the Midnight section of TIFF. Perhaps best known for films Free fireproduced by Martin Scorsese, and an adaptation of the film by JG Ballard Great height — both for StudioCanal — he debuted with Terrace downstairsfollowed by List of victimswhich garnered six nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Her filmography also includes an interpretation of Daphné du Maurier’s film Rebecca for Netflix and Meg 2: The trench for Warner Bros., among other projects. He is represented by WME, Independent Talent Group and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
Savage broke out with Hostan ingenious film about cinematic life emerging from the Covid pandemic period, released with Shudder and Vertigo Releasing. Subsequently, he directed horror films Onboard camera And The bogeyman for Momentum and 20th/Hulu, respectively. He is repped by Independent Talent Group, WME, Exile Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Stanfield returns in Boots Riley’s I love boosters and the stoner comedy of Neon bad girls. Coming up he has Warner Bros. Taylor Sheridan-writes FAST and that of John Lee Hancock Monsanto film for Netflix, among other projects. He is repped by CAA, Stark Management and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis.
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