Horror fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for the much-anticipated Candyman reboot – as director Nia DaCosta has confirmed that the movie’s release date has been pushed back from October 2020 to an as-yet-unconfirmed date in 2021.
In a statement on Twitter on Saturday (September 12), DaCosta explained that the current closures across US cinemas due to the coronavirus crisis has meant that the “collective experience” that she intended Candyman to be is no longer possible.
“We made Candyman to be seen in theaters,” Nia wrote. “Not just for the spectacle but because the film is about community and stories – how they shape each other, how they shape us.
“It’s about the collective experience of trauma and joy, suffering and triumph, and the stories we tell around it.
Tony Todd, star of the original Candyman, has promised that fans are “gonna be proud to see the character and the story continue” in DaCosta’s movie, which also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo and Vanessa E Williams.
Source: Digital Spy
