Plus there are plenty of fools unthinkingly chanting the name and getting more than they bargained for – teenage girls, art gallery visitors and more. Playing on the imagery of Bernard Rose’s iconic 1992 film, there are bees aplenty, several ominous hook-shots – but no close-ups of the reportedly-returning original star Tony Todd yet. ![]() ![]() Except, it looks like the retelling of the legend brings the vengeful spirit back to life – with a seemingly transformative effect on Yahya’s (currently unnamed) character. This version, from Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, stars Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, playing an artist who hopes to “spread the story” of Candyman (as the original film explored, he was attacked and killed by a lynch mob in a racist attack in the late 1800s) – even creating an installation with a mirror that invites participants to invoke the hooked killer.
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