Jordan Peele's gripping first 'Candyman' trailer dares you to say his name

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew? Oh god, no, wrong 'Candyman."
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Jordan Peele's gripping first 'Candyman' trailer dares you to say his name
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In the buzzy first trailer for Jordan Peele's sequel to 1993's horror classic (also titled Candyman), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Anthony McCoy, the grown-up version of the first film's infant MacGuffin whose connection to the Candyman legend draws him dangerously close to his roots in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project.

The trailer brings back Candyman's hook, bees, and teases the audience with the frighteningly seductive voice of original actor Tony Todd, returning once again to prove no one plays Candyman like the OG.

Candyman comes to theaters in June 2020.

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Alexis Nedd

Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.


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