An surprising however basic Common monster film is getting a remake as The Strolling Useless creator Robert Kirkman finds The Mole Folks. The Darkish Universe might have passed by the wayside after The Mummy flopped on the field workplace, however Common however continues raiding its personal film vault for traditional titles to focus on for one-off remakes. Subsequent up on the slate for the studio is Renfield, starring Nicholas Hoult as Dracula’s assistant, and Nicolas Cage because the vampire himself. Different introduced Common remakes (that will or might not ever occur) embrace Ryan Gosling’s The Wolfman, Chloe Zhao’s sci-fi Western Dracula, James Wan’s Frankenstein and a brand new tackle Bride of Frankenstein.
That already lengthy listing of Common monster film remakes has now grown by yet another, as Deadline experiences that the studio is creating a brand new model of the obscure Nineteen Fifties movie The Mole Folks. Produced by Strolling Useless creator Kirkman alongside Skybound’s Dave Alpert, the movie is predicated on a pitch by Christopher Winterbauer, who beforehand wrote and directed the 2019 comedy Wyrm and directed the 2022 rom-com Moonshot.
How The Mole Folks Remake Will Put A New Twist On The Authentic
If the unique Mole Folks is remembered in any respect at present, it’s principally because of Thriller Science Theater 3000, which skewered the 1956 movie in a season 9 episode. Loosely based mostly on hole earth conspiracy theories (very like the current Godzilla: King of the Monsters), the unique movie noticed a pair of archeologists stumbling upon a race of underground dwellers who subsist on mushrooms and are led by a excessive priest named Elinu.
The Mole Folks pitch picked up by Common doesn’t follow the unique film’s premise nonetheless, however as a substitute places an up to date spin on the fabric. Within the new story, a girl travels to a mysterious city to avoid wasting her grandchildren from their father, and finds herself battling the titular mole folks in underground tunnels. Whereas placing a feminine character squarely on the heart of the story, the brand new take additionally appears to introduce thematic parts not dissimilar to these featured in Common’s massively profitable Invisible Man remake from 2020.
The Invisible Man certainly continues to seemingly information Common’s considering with regard to its monster film remakes, although Renfield is considerably deviating from that formulation by going for loopy comedy as a substitute of tense drama. It stays to be seen what notes The Mole Folks remake will strike, nevertheless it’s maybe value noting that Kirkman additionally has his title on Common’s Renfield, having co-produced the movie and and written the unique story remedy.
Supply: Deadline
