New Candyman trailer reveals the origins of the urban legend

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

A new trailer for the highly-anticipated "spiritual sequel" to Candyman has been released and it goes into the origins of the urban legend that has haunted moviegoers for years.

The new trailer comes ahead of the film's release this August and the new look begins with Colman Domingo's William Burke describing the legend at the center of the movie. Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is warned to "stay away" but we wouldn't have a horror film if he were to heed that warning. Telling his girlfriend Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris) that he "feels connected to this story", it appears that connection is leading him down a very dark path that will revive the legend to terrorize a new generation of Chicago residents.

The new Candyman takes the events of the original 1992 movie and brings the legend into the 2020s. The story takes audiences back to Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood where the legend of Candyman is still very much alive. Visual artist Anthony McCoy, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, moves into a condo in Cabrini and finds himself becoming entangled in the legend. It soon becomes clear that Candyman is more than just a spooky tale and a strange relationship begins between the supernatural killer and McCoy. Nia DaCosta directs from a script penned by herself, Jordan Peele, and Win Rosenfeld, and the film also stars Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa A. Williams, Rebecca Spence, Cassie Kramer, and Tony Todd. 

Did YOU like the new trailer? Candyman hits screens on August 27, 2021. You can check out the film's new official key art below!