Anthony Ramos & Ben Mendelsohn To Star In Horror ‘Molepeople’ About A Twisted Society Living Below New York City; Embankment Launches For AFM

By Andreas Wiseman

Anthony Ramos and Ben MendelsohnGetty/Sarah Dunn

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun genre project on Halloween. Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) and Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom) are set to star in horror Molepeople, about a secret community lurking below New York City.

Host and The Boogeyman director Rob Savage is directing the original script from Nathan Elston (Succession). Raphael Margules and J.D Lifshitz of BoulderLight Pictures (Woman Of The Hour) produce alongside Rough House Pictures (Halloween).

Embankment Films is handling international sales and CAA Media Finance, Range and WME co-represent North American rights at the upcoming American Film Market.

The film is being pitched as “one man’s nightmarish descent into the abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of New York City, where a twisted society lurks.”

Embankment’s Hugo Grumbar said: “Molepeople fuels a modern audience with shocks and thrills, captivating, heightened feelings of fear. Rob’s direction is stylish; BoulderLight’s understanding of modern audiences is unmatched – and together the filmmakers are best in class.”

Producers Raphael Margules and J.D Lifshitz of BoulderLight Pictures added: “There’s something uniquely terrifying about urban isolation – the idea that in one of the world’s busiest cities, you could vanish without a trace. With Anthony Ramos – who’s quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most commanding leading men – alongside the legendary Ben Mendelsohn, we have the perfect contemporary combination to bring this nightmare to life.”