The Hook Brings You Back! Here's The Official Trailer For Candyman
Hello nerds!
The trailer for Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman has arrived, and this movie looks scary AF.
For those unfamiliar, Candyman 2020 is a sequel to/reboot of the 1992 horror classic from Bernard Rose and Clive Barker, starring Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen. If you’ve seen it, you’re aware of why it’s considered to be a true classic of the horror genre.
So, if that movie were to be rebooted in any capacity, it would require someone vastly talented to take over the hook from Tony Todd. Thankfully, Candyman 2020 star Yahya Abdul-Mateen is just the guy to do it. And from the looks of things, his character might not have a choice in the matter.
The trailer begins by taking us back to Cabrini-Green in Chicago, and briefly sums up the legend of Candyman. Then we meet Anthony McCoy, an artist, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen, who’s trying to dig up the real truth behind the legend. However, in doing so he might become the legend himself. Think Nightmare on Elm Street 2, but better.
Interestingly, it’s been confirmed the original Candyman, played brilliantly by Tony Todd, is in the film. Albeit, it’s in an undisclosed capacity. Though, if you look closely, you may catch a glimpse of him in the trailer. Plus, producer/ co-writer Jordan Peele’s unique brand of horror makes its presence known in the movie.
Much like his previous films, there’s an eerie take on a popular song to go with the all of the creepy shit we see in the footage. And I can’t wait to see more.
Candyman hacks into theaters on June 12, 2020.
“For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.
With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Euphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.”
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