The Man In My Basement

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The Man In My Basement
Directed byNadia Latif
Written byNadia Latif
Based onThe Man In My Basement
by Walter Mosley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyUla Pontikos
Edited byMark Towns
Music byRobert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Production
companies
  • Andscape
  • B.O.B. Filmhouse
  • Good Gate Media
  • Protagonist Pictures
Distributed by Hulu
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Man In My Basement is an upcoming thriller film directed and written by Nadia Latif (in her feature directorial debut), and based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley. It stars Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe and Anna Diop.

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Plot

Charles Blakey, an African American man living in Sag Harbor, is stuck in a rut, out of luck, and about to lose his ancestral home when a peculiar white businessman with a European accent offers to rent his basement for the summer.

Cast

Production

In March 2022, it was announced that an adaptation of the novel by Walter Mosley titled The Man In My Basement was in development, with Nadia Latif making her directorial debut as well as writing the screenplay. Jonathan Majors had been cast as Charles Blakey and that he would also serve as an executive producer. [1] In August 2022, Willem Dafoe joined the cast of the film portraying Anniston Bennet. [2]

In 2023, following Majors's arrest in March 2023 and subsequent assault allegations, he was fired from the film. [3] In January 2024, Corey Hawkins was cast to replace Majors. [4] In February, Anna Diop joined the cast of the film playing Narciss Gully. [5]

Filming

Principal photography began on January 30, 2024, in Cardiff, Wales. [6]

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