Candyman Movie Updates

Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

• changed the US film release date from TBA 2021 to August 27, 2021
• set film release to Nationwide
• changed the US film release date from October 16, 2020 to TBA 2021
• set film release to Nationwide
• added a synopsis

• 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 nam... show all e 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.

• added a photo to the photo gallery
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• changed the US film release date from September 25, 2020 to October 16, 2020
• set film release to Nationwide
• changed the US film release date from June 12, 2020 to September 25, 2020
• set film release to Nationwide
• added a photo to the photo gallery
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• added the tagline: "Don’t say his name. "
• added a link from twitter.com
• added a link from instagram.com
• added a link from facebook.com
• added a link from candymanmovie.com
• added a synopsis

• 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 nam... show all e 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 girlfriend, 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.

• added photos to the photos gallery
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• added Official Trailer to movie trailers & videos
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• added a poster to the photo gallery
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• changed the movie production status to Post-Production