Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, August 27, 2021 Nationwide
bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references
Plot: What's the story about?
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 and his partner, gallery director Brianna Cartwright , 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 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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Who stars in Candyman: Cast List
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ... Anthony McCoy
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Us
Teyonah Parris ... Brianna Cartwright
The Marvels, They Cloned Tyrone
Colman Domingo ... William Burke
Sing Sing, Michael
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett ... Troy Cartwright
Femme, Mope
Rebecca Spence ... Finley Stephens
Brian King ... Clive Privler
Kyle Kaminsky ... Grady Cartwright
Carl Clemons-Hopkins ... Jameson
The Beanie Bubble
Cedric Mays ... Gil Cartwright
Tony Todd ... Daniel Robitaille / Candyman
Final Destination 5, The Changed
Vanessa Williams ... Anne-Marie McCoy
Imagine That, Tripped Up
Who's making Candyman: Crew List
A look at the Candyman behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Nia DaCosta last directed The Marvels and Little Woods. The film's writer Jordan Peele last wrote Wendell & Wild and Nope.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Ian CooperJordan Peele
Win Rosenfeld
Production Companies
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Production: What we know about Candyman?
Key Facts
- Universal Pictures’ release of MGM and Monkeypaw Productions’ CANDYMAN, in association with BRON Creative, will move from June 12, 2020, to Friday, September 25, 2020 (4/3/2020).
- Will return to the neighborhood where the legend began.
- Described as a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 horror film (Variety, 2/26/19).
- Based on the 1992 film written by Bernard Rose.
Filming Timeline
- 2021 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2020 - January: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Filming has wrapped up.
- 2019 - October: The film was set to Production status.
- 2019 - February: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2018 - November: The film was set to Development status.
Candyman Release Date: When was the film released?
Candyman was a Nationwide release in 2021 on Friday, August 27, 2021. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including No Man of God, He's All That and Ellie and Abbie.