Nia DaCosta’s 2021 Candyman explained shows how the requel ties into the original and continues the subversive themes of the horror franchise. Candyman is a sequel/soft reboot to Bernard Rose’s 1992 ...

The problem with this fascinating, frustrating remake isn’t that it’s didactic, but that it doesn’t seem to have much interest in being a horror movie. Senior Entertainment Reporter It’s a ...

When it comes to slashers, the villain is often portrayed as an embodiment of evil or a sociopath motivated by injustice. However, the antagonist of Candyman, Daniel Robitaille (Tony Todd), is a ...

In Candyman, a grad student called Helen hears an urban legend about a murderous spectre called Daniel Robitaille. Daniel was an Afro-American who fell in love with a Caucasian girl during the 19th ...

Tony Todd, who terrorized audiences for years as the titular monster in Candyman, has died at the age of 69, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Friday. Todd has been a genre staple for decades, ...

Candyman is back, haunting more people if they dare to speak his name into a mirror five times. In the new movie produced and written by Jordan Peele, and directed by Nia DaCosta, Candyman's legend is ...

“We definitely knew Tony Todd would be involved in a very specific way – which is basically what we did,” DaCosta said on the Empire Spoiler Special Podcast. “What’s so interesting is everyone’s like, ...

Portrayed by the enigmatic Tony Todd, the eponymous killer in 1992 cult slasher Candyman is best known for being summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror. It’s only after completing ...

Reboots always feel like a no-win scenario. If it copies its predecessor beat-for-beat, it feels like a hollow rethread. If the remake steers too far away from the original, you'll wonder why the ...

“Come with me and be immortal.” Those words would normally sound very inviting, but when the Candyman spoke them to Helen Lyle (played by Virginia Madsen) in the 1992 movie “Candyman,” he was trying ...

It’s a philosophical question for the ages: If you make a Candyman movie without letting Tony Todd purr some terrified white woman’s name, imploring her to “be my victim,” have you really made a ...