Cillian Murphy’s ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Return Was “So Surreal” for Director Nia DaCosta

28 Years Later star Cillian Murphy will officially return in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Director Nia DaCosta (Candyman 2021, The Marvels) tells Empire it was “so fucking surreal” to see the recent Academy Award winner back in the post-apocalyptic world as erstwhile bicycle courier Jim. “I used to watch this man in a movie that was […]

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Danny Boyle Praises “Extraordinarily Intense” ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ in New Featurettes

After returning to helm 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle stepped away from the director’s chair for the second installment in the new trilogy, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. He left the directing reins in the capable hands of Nia DaCosta (Candyman 2021, The Marvels), whose work Boyle praises as “so extraordinarily intense.” Boyle and DaCosta […]

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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ – UK Poster Christens Fear the New Faith

The 28 Years Later franchise is back on the big screen in less than two months with Nia DaCosta’s (Candyman) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, a sequel to this year’s 28 Years Later. It’s the second installment in a planned trilogy, and it’s releasing in theaters January 16, 2026. Check out a brand new official […]

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’28 Years Later’ – ‘Candyman’ Filmmaker Nia DaCosta in Talks to Direct Second Movie in Planned Trilogy

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reteaming for the long-awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, titled 28 Years Later, which plans to kick off a brand new trilogy. Deadline reports tonight that Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels) is now in talks to direct the planned second installment in the 28 Years Later trilogy from Sony Pictures. Last we […]

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‘Candyman’ Is Currently in the Running for a “Best Original Score” Nomination at the Oscars This Year

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced its shortlists in consideration for the 94th Oscars in ten categories, with fifteen scores advancing in the Best Original Score category. Of note, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe‘s score for Nia DaCosta’s Candyman made the cut, which means the horror movie’s score *could* land itself an […]

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Extended Scene from Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Has a Conversation About Gentrification [Video]

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now available at home, and headed to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on November 16. But first, DaCosta’s Candyman came to Digital today, November 2. Both the Digital release and the physical media releases will include a “never-before-seen alternate ending.” Deleted […]

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Tony Todd Discusses the Body Horror of Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ in This Featurette Clip [Exclusive]

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering at home. Now in its ninth week of theatrical release, Candyman has thus far scared up just under $80 million worldwide, and it’s headed to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra […]

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How ‘Candyman’ Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar Revived a Horror Icon and Induced Trypophobia [Exclusive]

In Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) undergoes a gruesome and startling transformation when bitten by a bee in Cabrini-Green. The urban legend of Candyman rises once again, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar (Lovecraft Country, Fargo tv series) and his team were responsible for bringing multiple iterations of […]

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‘Candyman’ Comes to Digital and Blu-ray in November With Alternate Ending and Deleted Scenes

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering at home. Now in its ninth week of theatrical release, Candyman has thus far scared up just under $80 million worldwide, and it’s headed to DVD, Blu-ray and […]

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‘Candyman’ Approaches $80 Million Worldwide and Heads to 4K and Blu-ray in November

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering at home. Now in its seventh week of theatrical release, Candyman is currently sitting in the #9 spot on the domestic box office charts, making another […]

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Join Bloody Disgusting This Friday, September 17 For ‘Candyman’ Twitter Watch Party!

Candyman returned to theaters with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (read Meagan’s review), a sequel to the original 1992 classic that gives rise to a whole new monster. After a sweet theatrical run, Candyman will be available on Premium VOD platforms starting this Friday! To celebrate, we’re throwing a Twitter watch party with special guests, and you’re invited! Tomorrow, Friday, […]

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Helen Lyle Was Originally Featured in Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ and We’ve Got an Image to Prove It!

“It was always you, Helen. It was always you.” The original incarnation of the Nia DaCosta-directed Candyman was a very different one and actually prominently featured Helen Lyle as the film’s main storytelling device, BD has learned. In the 1992 Candyman, a loose adaptation of Clive Barker‘s story that was directed by Bernard Rose, Virginia Madsen plays Helen […]

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Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Coming Home to On Demand This Friday!

Candyman returned to theaters on August 27, 2021 with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (read Meagan’s review), a sequel to the original classic that gives rise to a whole new monster. We’ve learned today that DaCosta’s Candyman is now already headed home… Candyman comes to On Demand platforms this Friday, September 17! In Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, “For as long […]

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Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Uses Centuries of Trauma and Loss to Reframe and Reclaim Candyman

When it comes to race and “uncomfortable conversations,” Nia DaCosta is out of fucks to give. Before most of us hit grade school, we’re taught to fear the boogeyman and other things that go bump in the night, but DaCosta violently disagrees. For her, the scariest things are the trauma, cultural appropriation, and lack of […]

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