Candyman star Tony Todd 'won't take it personally' if he isn't in Jordan Peele's sequel

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Candyman star Tony Todd 'won't take it personally' if he isn't in Jordan Peele's sequel


January 30, 2019 at 04:58 PM EST
Tony Todd, the star of the 1992 horror classic Candyman and its two sequels, has yet to speak with Jordan Peele about the possibility of appearing in the filmmaker’s planned re-imagining of the property.

“I know he’s a fan,” Todd tells EW of Peele. “We’re waiting just like the rest of the world. I’m hoping I will appear in the film in some form of fashion. Wouldn’t that make sense? But it’s Hollywood, so I won’t take it personally if for some reason it doesn’t work out.”

The actor adds, “If this new one is successful, it will shed light back on the original. I think the subject matter is more important than any individuals. And I mean that.”

Todd starred in the original Candyman — about a black-artist-turned-supernatural-killer who appears when his name is uttered five times — as well as 1995’s Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and 1999’s Candyman: Day of the Dead. Last November, it was announced that Peele (Get Out , the upcoming Us) is co-writing a fourth film in the series, which is described as a “spiritual sequel.”

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Todd also appears in Horror Noire, a new documentary about the black community’s relationship with the horror genre, which features contributions from Peele and actor Ken Foree, among others.


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“The black community has always been a fan of horror films, but in terms of the participants, they’ve been few and far between,” says Todd. “But the ones that have participated have been significant, all the way back from Blacula and the original Night of the Living Dead with the late, great Duane Jones — I was able to do the remake of it and work with George Romero. You have Keith David in They Live, Ken Foree in Dawn of the Dead. Then there’s new people on the horizon [like] Jordan Peele. I think the beauty of the documentary is to tie all that together.”

Horror Noire will have its world premiere Feb. 1 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, before debuting on the streaming service Shudder on Feb. 7.

 

[gene cisco]

Damn. 27 years ago. Todd stays in horror movies strong to this day. I bet most folks recognize him for something else other than Candyman.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Damn. 27 years ago. Todd stays in horror movies strong to this day. I bet most folks recognize him for something else other than Candyman.

night of the living dead 1990 and final destination series

my personal favorite the rock

 

[blackbull1970]

It is time for a reboot of “Blacula”.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Last Dragon sequel

 

[twillz1]

Damn. 27 years ago. Todd stays in horror movies strong to this day. I bet most folks recognize him for something else other than Candyman.

Two come to mind:
He's Worf's brother on Star Trek:TNG
He's the voice of Zoom on the recent Flash TV series.

 

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Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta's Candyman pushed to 2021

By Tyler Aquilina
September 11, 2020 at 07:42 PM EDT




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You can say his name all you want, because Candyman won't be summoned this year after all.
Universal has delayed Nia DaCosta's "contemporary incarnation" of the beloved horror film until 2021. Originally set to hit theaters in June, the film was pushed to September and then October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While movie theaters in the U.S. have begun to reopen, many remain closed in light of the virus, especially in major markets such as New York and Los Angeles. Although Universal has been the quickest among the major studios to embrace VOD distribution for its films, the studio still plans to release Candyman theatrically and is "currently assessing optimal release dates," according to a news release.

"We made Candyman to be seen in theaters. Not just for the spectacle but because the film is about community and stories — how they shape each other, how they shape us," DaCosta, who co-wrote and directed the film, wrote on Twitter Saturday. "It’s about the collective experience of trauma and joy, suffering and triumph, and the stories we tell around it. We wanted the horror and humanity of Candyman to be experienced in a collective, a community, so we’re pushing Candyman to next year, to ensure that everyone can see the film, in theaters, and share in that experience."



Produced and co-written by Jordan Peele, Candyman is a spiritual sequel to the 1992 cult classic, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist named Anthony McCoy, who moves into a luxury loft in the formerly run-down Chicago neighborhood of Cabrini-Green. With Anthony's painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini-Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand. 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.

"My connection with Candyman is pretty simple," Peele said at a screening of the film's trailer in Los Angeles earlier this year. "It was one of the few movies that explored any aspect of the Black experience in the horror genre in the '90s, when I was growing up. It was an iconic example to me of representation in the genre and a movie that inspired me."

 

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Candyman Star Tony Todd Says New Movie Is Continuation of Original Film
By JAMIE JIRAK - June 18, 2021 07:15 pm EDT

Many films have been pushed back multiple times due to the pandemic, including Candyman, the horror reboot from The Marvels director, Nia DaCosta. The movie is officially set to be released in August, and fans are eager to see the final product after such a long wait. Recently, Bloody Disgusting had the chance to chat with Tony Todd, who played the original Daniel Robitaille/Candyman. The actor is set to reprise his role in the new film and revealed that the new movie is a continuation of the original story.

"Yes, yeah. They don’t want to move it again," Todd confirmed when asked about the new movie's release date. "We moved that date two times, two hard dates, and there’s no way they’re going to move it again. I think they’re already running trailers in theaters now, so it’s going to get heavier as it gets closer. I can’t wait, it’s going to be great."
"It’s a continuation of the first film," he added. "Nia DaCosta does a wonderful job directing, Jordan Peele wrote it. It’s in good hands. You know, I was really thrilled to see that A Quiet Place opened strongly, $48 million or something. So that’s a good sign for us. If it’s successful, no one knows what’s going to happen. Maybe there will be more, and maybe that’ll be the end." He added, "You know, after almost thirty years of carrying that character to conventions and interacting with fans, it’s nice to finally have a new chapter to discuss. And new Funkos! I finally get my own official Funko."

You can check out the official description for Candyman here: "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 the 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, Aquaman) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, WandaVision), 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 terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny."