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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorProduction designer Cara Brower had several themes to keep in mind when building the art-centric world of Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman.”In the film, now playing in theaters, Yahya Abdul Mateen II plays artist Anthony McCoy, while his girlfriend Brianna Cartwright, played by “WandaVision” actor Teyonah Parris, is a gallery director steeped in Chicago’s art scene.

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta isn’t a stranger to stories about the power of vengefulness or forgiveness. Her directorial debut “Little Woods” sees its protagonist (Tessa Thompson) trying to create a life when local vengeance gets in the way, while “Candyman” sees artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) get ever closer to folklore’s Candyman, the vengeful spirit of a wrongly murdered man who can overtake your life if you whisper enough times into a mirror.

Nia DaCosta just made history. Despite an end-of-the-month release and mixed reviews,  dominated the box office in its opening weekend.

Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta, stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as artist Anthony McCoy, who draws inspiration from the remnants of Chicago’s now-gentrified Cabrini-Green neighborhood and subsequently gets sucked into the lore of the titular killer with a hook for a hand.

is a name audiences are going to want to say again and again after it debuts in theaters.

Giving fans the feels of a true blue thriller bang in the middle of the week, Universal Pictures has just dropped the trailer of ‘Candyman’ and it’s far from anything that the name suggests. The 2021 American horror film is a reboot of the 1992 film of the same name and also the fourth film in the Candyman franchise.The thriller stars Colman Domingo who explains the legend of the Candyman to Anthony McCoy played by actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Candyman. Candyman. Candyman.

Also Read: 'Captain Marvel' Sequel Lands 'Candyman' Director Nia DaCostaPeele frames the story of the supernatural killer with a hook for a hand named Candyman as a demon that has haunted Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood for decades.

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Jordan Peele is back with another terrifying thriller, this time taking on the 1992 horror classic “Candyman.”