Trailer Tease and Poster for Jordan Peele's CANDYMAN Reboot - "Dare to Say His Name"
We’ve got our first look at producer Jordan Peele’s upcoming reboot of the classic horror thriller Candyman to share with you today. There’s a poster featuring the iconic menacing hook with the tagline, “Dare To Say His Name.” We also have a trailer tease that features the first footage from the film, and it’s a trailer for the full trailer that’s set to drop on Thursday.
Candyman is based on a story created by Clive Barker. The first film was released in 1992, and it starred Tony Todd as Candyman, “a former slave lynched for a relationship with a white woman. If you say his name five times in the mirror, he comes for you.”
The movie is being directed by Nia DaCosta, and when previously talking about the movie, she said that it “returns to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.”
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to play Candyman, Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry To Bother You) is going to be playing Anthony, who is said to be a “socially pronounced artist in Chicago who researches the urban legend of Candyman.” It was also explained that after he investigates the killer’s last known whereabouts, “strange killings begin to occur around Anthony.” Tony Todd will also be included in the movie.
Candyman will be released in June. Stay tuned for the full trailer coming on Thursday.