We are looking forward to bringing their striking work to the screen. Their creative partnership is truly exciting and has led to a riveting genre take on this timeless classic. Rowles, who heads up the development slate at Protagonist, added, “Nadia is a visionary director and Mr Mosley an inimitable voice. Walter and I are looking forward to this growing partnership.” Protagonist has proven to be unwavering in their support of this project. Houslin said, “We have found a most formidable director in Nadia and we’re thrilled to have her at the helm.

I first read Walter’s book nearly 20 years ago, and it has haunted me ever since.” Nadia Latif commented, “ The Man In My Basement is a radical and terrifying takedown of race and power. 587 reviews The man at Charles Blakeys door has a proposition almost too strange for words.This lucrative proposition leads Charles down a terrifying path that takes him to the heart of race, history and the root of all evil.Įxecutive Producers on the project are Dave Bishop for Protagonist Pictures and Nick Batzias for Good Thing Entertainment.Īlongside his work as a novelist, which has seen him publish more than 50 books, Mosley is also the executive producer and writer on FX series Snowfall. The Man In My Basement by Walter Mosley 3.69 WALTER MOSLEY is best known for his Easy Rawlins books, a series of drawly gumshoe noirs, set in postwar Los Angeles, that bucked the trend for drunk, womanizing white detectives (Chandlers. The novel follows Charles Blakey, an African American man living in Sag Harbor, who 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. Hollywood's Wariness Of Jonathan Majors Grows: Actor No Longer Starring In 'The Man In My Basement' Movie Cut From Texas Rangers Ad Campaign

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