Actor and lead in the 1992 Bernard Rose-directed horror classic, Candyman, Tony Todd revealed that every time he was stung by a bee he received a $1,000 bonus. 

“I negotiated a bonus of $1,000 for every sting during the bee scene,” Todd said. “And I got stung 23 times. Everything that’s worth making has to involve some sort of pain. Once I realized it was an important part of who Candyman was, I embraced it. It was like putting on a beautiful coat.”

So year, Todd eventually received $23,000 on top of what he was already earning as compensation for being stung by bees on set. 

Of the forthcoming reimagining of the film from Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) from a screenplay by Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld Todd said, “Let’s see what Jordan Peele produces with his sequel. They’re planning to shoot entirely in Chicago, where Cabrini-Green has been torn down and gentrified — the new film will explore all that.”

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Multiple outlets report that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in final talks to star as the lead in the forthcoming Candyman movie. 

Production of Jordan Peele’s sequel to the 1992 horror film is expected to begin next spring. The feature, however, is only going to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

The sequel was announced last November. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is set to direct from a script co-written by Peele and Win Rosenfeld. Peele will also produce alongside Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper. 

Abdul-Mateen starred as Black Manta in Aquaman. His other credits include Netflix’s The Get Down. He is also set to star in Peele’s thriller Us and HBO’s Watchmen.

Candyman is expected to hit theaters in the summer of 2020.

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MGM Pictures has partnered with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions to bring back Candyman, the hook-wielding killer who appears after his name is said five times by a person facing a mirror. The news was announced by MGM Motion Picture Group president Jonathan Glickman Tuesday.

The 1992 horror classic, Candyman, based on the short story The Forbidden, is being rebooted and the Get Out filmmaker has been set to co-write the script alongside Win Rosenfeld. The re-imagining of the horror pic will be directed by Nic DaCosta.

According to Deadline, the film will be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

“We cannot wait for the world to see what the mind-blowing combination of Jordan, Win, and Nia bring to the legend of Candyman,” said Glickman in a statement. “They have created a story that will not only pay reverence to Clive Barker’s haunting and brilliant source material but is also thoroughly modern and will bring in a whole new generation of fans.”

“The original was a landmark film for black representation in the horror genre,” said Peele. “Alongside Night of the Living Dead, Candyman was a major inspiration for me as a filmmaker — and to have a bold new talent like Nia at the helm of this project is truly exciting. We are honored to bring the next chapter in the Candyman canon to life and eager to provide new audiences with an entry point to Clive Barker’s legend.”

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Actor and lead in the 1992 Bernard Rose-directed horror classic, Candyman, Tony Todd revealed that every time he was stung by a bee he received a $1,000 bonus. 

“I negotiated a bonus of $1,000 for every sting during the bee scene,” Todd said. “And I got stung 23 times. Everything that’s worth making has to involve some sort of pain. Once I realized it was an important part of who Candyman was, I embraced it. It was like putting on a beautiful coat.”

So year, Todd eventually received $23,000 on top of what he was already earning as compensation for being stung by bees on set. 

Of the forthcoming reimagining of the film from Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) from a screenplay by Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld Todd said, “Let’s see what Jordan Peele produces with his sequel. They’re planning to shoot entirely in Chicago, where Cabrini-Green has been torn down and gentrified — the new film will explore all that.”

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Multiple outlets report that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in final talks to star as the lead in the forthcoming Candyman movie. 

Production of Jordan Peele’s sequel to the 1992 horror film is expected to begin next spring. The feature, however, is only going to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

The sequel was announced last November. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is set to direct from a script co-written by Peele and Win Rosenfeld. Peele will also produce alongside Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper. 

Abdul-Mateen starred as Black Manta in Aquaman. His other credits include Netflix’s The Get Down. He is also set to star in Peele’s thriller Us and HBO’s Watchmen.

Candyman is expected to hit theaters in the summer of 2020.

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MGM Pictures has partnered with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions to bring back Candyman, the hook-wielding killer who appears after his name is said five times by a person facing a mirror. The news was announced by MGM Motion Picture Group president Jonathan Glickman Tuesday.

The 1992 horror classic, Candyman, based on the short story The Forbidden, is being rebooted and the Get Out filmmaker has been set to co-write the script alongside Win Rosenfeld. The re-imagining of the horror pic will be directed by Nic DaCosta.

According to Deadline, the film will be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

“We cannot wait for the world to see what the mind-blowing combination of Jordan, Win, and Nia bring to the legend of Candyman,” said Glickman in a statement. “They have created a story that will not only pay reverence to Clive Barker’s haunting and brilliant source material but is also thoroughly modern and will bring in a whole new generation of fans.”

“The original was a landmark film for black representation in the horror genre,” said Peele. “Alongside Night of the Living Dead, Candyman was a major inspiration for me as a filmmaker — and to have a bold new talent like Nia at the helm of this project is truly exciting. We are honored to bring the next chapter in the Candyman canon to life and eager to provide new audiences with an entry point to Clive Barker’s legend.”

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