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'Man in My Basement' Teaser Shows Willem Dafoe Move In

  • The film The Man in My Basement, directed by Nadia Latif and starring Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe, premieres this fall in theaters and on Hulu.
  • The film adapts Walter Mosley's 2004 novel and underwent casting changes after Jonathan Majors left due to legal issues in 2023 and 2024.
  • Corey Hawkins plays Charles Blakey, a man in 1994 Sag Harbor, New York, trying to save his ancestral home by renting his basement to an enigmatic tenant played by Dafoe.
  • The basement rental offer would clear Blakey's debts but leads him down a dark path involving family trauma and racial themes, with the film described as darker and scarier than the novel.
  • The film raises themes of mental health, trauma, and legacy, suggesting a psychological thriller that explores complex moral and racial issues with a tense and unsettling atmosphere.
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