We know that Tony Todd had some degree of involvement with the Candyman reboot / "spiritual sequel" (watch the original film HERE) that's coming our way from director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele, and a newly released TV spot features not only a glimpse of Todd's face – in a painting – but might also feature his voice. Check it out in the embed above! The new Candyman is scheduled to reach theatres on August 27th.
Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo, this Candyman has the following 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 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 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.
Original Candyman cast member Vanessa Williams is in this one as well, reprising the role of Anne-Marie McCoy. The Anthony McCoy mentioned in the synopsis is believed to be Anne-Marie's son, the baby from the first film.
DaCosta wrote the screenplay for the reboot with producers Peele and Win Rosenfeld. Ian Cooper is also a producer on the project.
Although the TV spot says "This film is not yet rated", we had previously heard that Candyman was rated R for "bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references".