For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. Related: Candyman 2020: Every Returning Character Confirmed & Rumored Universal has officially announced that Candyman's release date has been delayed.The film was previously set to hit theaters on June 12, but the studio has confirmed the movie will now come out on September 25, 2020. [7] The film will serve as a "spiritual sequel", taking place back in the new gentrified Cabrini Green where the old housing projects development once stood in Chicago. Every year Cooper looks forward to seeing the latest blockbusters from the likes of Marvel, DC, and Star Wars, but also loves the rush to catch up on Oscar films near the end of the year. The screenplay is by Peele & Rosenfeld and DaCosta. The film’s executive producers are David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth. Related: Candyman 2020: Every Returning Character Confirmed & Rumored. This decision sees Candyman take the date Universal's Praise This previously held, which is now left without a release date. The film was previously set to hit theaters on June 12, but the studio has confirmed the movie will now come out on September 25, 2020. Now, Candyman finds itself bumped to an unspecified date in 2021, due to DaCosta wanting the film to be seen as a collective theatrical experience. © 2020 Collider Cryptomedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Candyman is an upcoming American supernatural slasher film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta. The film is based on the 1992 film Candyman, written by Bernard Rose, and the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Euphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. [5] In a 2018 interview with Nightmare on Film Street, Todd stated, "I'd rather have him do it, someone with intelligence who's going to be thoughtful and dig into the whole racial makeup of who the Candyman is and why he existed in the first place. Release Date: 2020-09-25 (wide) Synopsis: A "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 horror film CANDYMAN that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Remakes and reboots have been part of the Hollywood system for decades, but they have become even more common over the last several years. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo, along with Tony Todd and Vanessa Estelle Williams reprising their roles from the original film. He graduated college in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in Media & Public Communication, with a minor in Media Production.