Jordan Peele has found the actor who will take on the role of Candyman in his upcoming remake of the horror film and that actor is Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He recently played the villain Black Manta in DC’s Aquaman. He seems like a solid choice for the role and it will be interesting to see what he and the creative team have in store for him in this remake. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is set to direct the film, which is said to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, and it “returns to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.” Candyman was based on Barker’s short story The Forbidden which is one of the stories from his Books of Blood short story collections. The story for the original film follows a graduate student who is writing a research paper about local legends and myths in Chicago. While researching the project, she meets … [Read more...] about AQUAMAN Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast as CANDYMAN in Jordan Peele’s Remake
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‘Aquaman’ Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Talks for ‘Candyman’
Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks to lead the new Candyman. The spiritual sequel from MGM is being produced by Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions banner, along with Win Rosenfeld. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is on board to direct. The movie will be a contemporary follow-up to the 1992 horror film, an adaptation of the Clive Barker story The Forbidden that told of the legend of the Candyman, a murdered son of a slave who is now a supernatural killer, and his unique relationship with a white grad student working on a thesis on urban legends, all set against the backdrop of a Chicago housing project. The new story is set in the Cabrini-Green housing projects, which have now been gentrified. Candyman is set for a June 12, 2020, release. Abdul-Mateen, whose credits include The Get Down and Baywatch, will next be seen in Peele's horror thriller Us. He is repped by Gersh, Anonymous Content and Bloom Hergott. … [Read more...] about ‘Aquaman’ Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Talks for ‘Candyman’
The New CANDYMAN Is AQUAMAN’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
In which Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele's horror remake finds its star. By Scott Wampler Feb. 26, 2019 After a whole bunch of rumors and a seemingly endless parade of fan-casting suggestions, Nia DaCosta's Candyman remake (headed our way next year via Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions) has found its villain: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, last seen giving Jason Momoa what-for in James Wan's Aquaman. The news comes to us via Variety, who also point out that Abdul-Mateen II will soon be seen in HBO's forthcoming Watchmen series. Dude was great as Aquaman's Black Manta, but can we also take a moment to appreciate the man's taste in genre projects? As you know, the new Candyman is a "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose's 1992 original, which followed a graduate student investigating reports of a hook-handed slasher menacing Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects. The new Candyman will bring the action back to that same neighborhood, with something of a modern twist. … [Read more...] about The New CANDYMAN Is AQUAMAN’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Play The Candyman In Jordan Peele’s Reboot
x For longtime fans of the Candyman movies, seeing anyone but Tony Todd in the title role is going to take some getting used to, but it may help that the man they’ve got in to fill his shoes already has some major villain credentials. Variety reports that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II of Aquaman and The Get Down fame is in talks play the lead killer in MGM’s upcoming “spiritual sequel” to 1992’s Candyman. Developing… The First Candyman Illustration Was Very Different From Tony Todd’s Portrayal 1 of 2 Click to skip MORE FROM THE WEB Click to zoom Source: Variety … [Read more...] about Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Play The Candyman In Jordan Peele’s Reboot
Jordan Peele’s Candyman Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Lead Role
CandymanMovie News yahya abdul-mateen II By Kylie Hemmert ON February 26, 2019 Jordan Peele’s Candyman adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in lead role Variety is reporting that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, The Get Down, Us) will star in Jordan Peele’s upcoming sequel as the new Candyman. RELATED: Jordan Peele’s Candyman Targets Lakeith Stanfield Abdul-Mateen recently starred in Aquaman as Manta and will next be seen on the big screen in Peele’s Us. He is also starring in HBO’s Watchmen series adaptation, the drama feature All Day and a Night alongside Jeffrey Wright, and is currently filming Sweetness in the Belly, based on the novel by Camilla Gibb. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) will direct Candyman from a screenplay by Peele and Rosenfeld. The film, a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returns to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green … [Read more...] about Jordan Peele’s Candyman Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Lead Role