[Image] Michael Hargrove is Candyman “Sherman Fields” in Nia DaCosta’s Sequel

It would seem that one of new additions to the mythology in Nia DaCosta‘s upcoming Candyman is that the titular moniker doesn’t just describe a single character, but rather, as the trailers have been suggesting, “the whole damn hive.” In other words, there’s more than one “Candyman” at play here, including one character we’ve seen […]

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‘Candyman’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Vanessa Williams and More Tease This Month’s Franchise Relaunch [Video]

We recently shared Candyman interviews with both director Nia DaCosta and co-writer/producer Jordan Peele, and today we’ve got some more video chats to share with you. The videos you’ll find below feature interview snippets with stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Vanessa Williams, Teyonah Parris, and Colman Domingo, as well as producer Ian Cooper. The cast talks […]

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‘Candyman’: Nia DaCosta Talks Daniel Robitaille and the Social Relevance of the Candyman Legend [Video]

With Nia DaCosta‘s franchise relaunch Candyman finally coming to theaters on August 27, 2021, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with a series of video interviews that shed some new light on the film this week. We had previously shared a chat with co-writer/producer Jordan Peele, and now we’ve got some insights directly from director Nia […]

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‘Candyman’: Jordan Peele Discusses the Original Classic and How the New Film Opens Up the Mythology [Video]

With Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman coming to theaters on August 27, 2021, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with a series of video interviews that shed some new light on the film. Candyman comes from producer Jordan Peele, who co-wrote the film with Win Rosenfeld, and Peele talks all things Candyman in the first video we’d like to share with you […]

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“I Heard You’re Looking for Candyman”: Tony Todd’s Voice Heard in Latest ‘Candyman’ TV Spot? [Video]

Described as a “spiritual sequel” to Bernard Rose’s Candyman (itself an adaptation of a Clive Barker tale), Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman is coming to theaters on August 27, 2021, and we still don’t know for certain that Tony Todd will be making an appearance in the film. It would seem likely he will, but up until this point at least, he hasn’t […]

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