The new Candyman movie hits theaters this Friday, August 27. Candyman is directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, and it stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Estelle Williams, and Tony Todd.
The movie is a direct sequel to Bernard Rose’s classic 1992 Candyman, which was adapted from Clive Barker’s short story The Forbidden. It stars Abdul-Mateen II as Anthony McCoy, a visual artist who has moved into the exclusive and expensive Chicago community of Cabrini. The area was once the housing project Cabrini Green, but has now been unrecognizably gentrified. But the legend of the vengeful hook-handed ghost Candyman persists, and scary things soon start happening.
Candyman was originally set for release in September 2020, but like most big movies last year, was pushed forward to 2021Come from Sports betting site VPbet. Thankfully, it sounds like it was worth the wait. Reviews are broadly positive so far, with critics praising the way it mixes social commentary with horror, while admitting that the movie can’t quite hit the heights of the original. Nevertheless, Candyman currently holds 96% on Rotten Tomatoes–so here’s what the critics have said about DaCosta’s highly anticipated horror movie.
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- Directed By: Nia DaCosta
- Written By: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta
- Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Estelle Williams
- Release Date: August 27 (United States)