Candyman Trivia | 30 facts about the movie

Candyman is an upcoming horror movie, that is considered as a sequel to the 1992 movie under the same title.

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1. Candyman is an upcoming American supernatural slasher film.
2. It’s directed by Nia DaCosta.
3. It was written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta. I
4. t is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name.
5. Also, it’s the fourth film in the Candyman film series.
6. It is based on the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker.
7. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo.
8. Tony Todd and Vanessa Estelle Williams also star in the movie reprising their roles from the original film.
9. Candyman is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 27, 2021, by Universal Pictures.
10. Its release date was delayed three times from an original June 2020 date due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
11. Lakeith Stanfield was considered for the role of Anthony McCoy, but he turned down the offer for Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
12. Production was brought back to the Cabrini Green neighborhood.
13. Though the high rises have long been demolished, the Rowhouses still exist.
14. The film is a direct sequel to the original Candyman (1992), ignoring the events of the sequels those followed
15. Like Candyman (1992), this film was also shot in the remains of the Cabrini-Green neighborhood.
16. The crew actually encountered a bee infestation during filming, according to director Nia DaCosta.
17. Jordan Peele was originally set to write and direct the film.
18. Nia DaCosta is set to direct the MCU film The Marvels (2022) with Teyonah Parris in cast.
19. The first Candyman film to have a black protagonist.
20. Running at just 91 minutes (1 hour and 31 minutes), this is the shortest Candyman film to be released.
21. Virginia Madsen, who played Helen Lyle in Candyman (1992), will not be returning for this film.
22. Her part is instead played by Cassie Kramer.
23. Nia DaCosta’s second feature film, after Little Woods (2019).
24. Nia DaCosta’s first horror film.
25. The first Candyman film to be shot digitally. The previous movies were shot with 35mm cameras.
26. Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is playing grown-up Anthony McCoy, the baby kidnapped and used as bait by Candyman in the original film.
27. The principal photography for Candyman began in early August 2019 and wrapped up in September 2019 (25-27) in the Chicago area, with some filming taking place in the North Park neighborhood during the month of September.
28. The working title of the film was revealed on some of the cast and crew social media pages as Say My Name, which was discreetly used in the revised scripts and production sets to keep things “flying under the radar”.
29. The film will also feature puppetry animation sequences which were created by Manual Cinema
30. On March 3, 2020, Robert A. A. Lowe was announced as the composer for the film