Tony Todd’s Iconic 33-12 months-Outdated Horror Masterpiece Is Coming to Peacock in February

The unique Candyman expertise is about to slash its approach onto one other streaming platform.

Per Peacock, the Tony Todd-led 1992 slasher is slated to reach on the platform in little over per week. Candyman will make its Peacock debut on February 1, alongside a number of different style fan-favorites, together with 30 Days of Night time and Marvel’s Blade trilogy.

Written and directed by Bernard Rose and based mostly on Clive Barker’s quick story “The Forbidden,” 1992’s Candyman starred Virginia Madsen as Helen Lyle, a grad scholar on the College of Illinois Chicago whose research in city legends lead her down the rabbit gap surrounding the movie’s titular supernatural slasher. Helen’s life quickly spirals into the darkish, devastating thriller of the Candyman and the movie’s ongoing murders on the Cabrini-Inexperienced housing challenge. Because the story unfolds, audiences study of the horrifying origin of the Candyman, the locals who’ve tried to revenue off his title, and the true intentions of the late, nice Tony Todd’s iconic villain.

Candyman Stays Certainly one of Horror Historical past’s Finest Slashers

Upon its launch, Candyman was met with usually favorable evaluations from critics. Through the course of the movie’s unique theatrical run, Candyman amassed just below $26 million on the field workplace on a price range of lower than $9 million. This was greater than sufficient for a sequel, 1995’s Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, to be greenlit by the studio. Though Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh was lambasted by critics on the time of its launch and made simply over half of the unique movie on the field workplace, a 3rd movie, 1999’s Candyman 3: Day of the Lifeless, was nonetheless produced to be launched direct-to-video with a price range of $3 million.

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The newest entry within the franchise, 2021’s Candyman, was directed by Nia DaCosta kind a script co-written alongside Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld. The movie serves as a direct sequel to the 1992 unique, and is ready greater than 20 years after Helen’s encounter with the titular Candyman. The requel starred Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Anthony McCoy, a visible artist whose analysis into the Candyman legend leads him to develop a harmful obsession with the legend. Candyman additionally starred Teyonah Parris as Anthony’s girlfriend and gallery director Brianna Courtwright, Coman Domingo as Cabrini-Inexperienced resident William Burke, and Vanessa Williams as Anthony’s mom Anne-Marie, who has her personal historical past with each the Candyman and Helen Lyle. 2021’s Candyman opened to widespread acclaim from followers and critics alike, raking in over $77 million towards a price range of solely $25 million on the world field workplace.

Candyman will probably be accessible for streaming starting February 1.

Supply: Peacock

Candyman

Launch Date

October 16, 1992

Runtime

100 Minutes

Director

Bernard Rose

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  Virginia Madsen

  Helen Lyle

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  Xander Berkeley

  Trevor Lyle

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