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This summer, Oscar winner Jordan Peele and rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta are bringing you a blood-curdling urban legend you've probably heard before: Candyman.

The Candyman movie is set to premiere in theaters on June 12, 2020. It gives us plenty of time to watch the original film and absorb everything Candyman is about.

Candyman 2020 will be a "spiritual sequel" to 1992 classic directed by Bernard Rose. The sequel movie will see the return of the murderous soul to claim innocent lives in the Chicago neighborhood where it all began.

The supernatural killer with a hook for a hand was originally summoned by anyone who dared repeat his name five times into a mirror, similar to Bloody Mary.

The reboot will see visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris) are exposed to the horrific nature of the Candyman after they move into the now-gentrified Cabrini neighborhood.

Anthony unknowingly opens a portal to a complex past through his macabre paintings, unleashing waves of violence unto the Cabrini condo residents.


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    Where do I watch Candyman (1992)?

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    The original movie is available on the streaming giant Netflix.

    The original film revolves around a tale of a young grad student named Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) who is researching urban legends. She comes across a local story about the Candyman as well as two cleaning ladies who tell her of the murder of a Cabrini-Green resident.

    Upon researching the case, Helen discovers at least 25 similar murders. Skeptic, she says Candyman five times in the mirror.

    Helen's studies eventually led her to uncover secrets and dive deeper into the horrifying history of the Candyman.

    Tony Todd, who played the Candyman in the 1992 horror flick, is set to join the cast of the Candyman reboot. There has been no confirmation whether or not Tony will reprise his role as the eponymous villain.

    Jordan Peele, the writer of the reboot, has made near-perfect feature films such as Get Out (2017) and the very unsettling film Us.

    Get Out, Peele's first film as a solo director earned him a 98% rating on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. The film received numerous praises for screenplay and direction. The thriller was also chosen as one of the top 10 films of the year and was called "a masterpiece" by The Atlantic.

    Get Out grossed over $255 million and earned numerous accolades and nominations including the Academy Award for Best Orginal Screenplay. Peele made history as the first black screenwriter to win the category.

    Peele also directed another blockbuster horror-thriller film Us. The film earned a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film went on to snag 41 awards out of 68 nominations, including Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (Critics' Choice Movie Awards), Best Actress (Hollywood Critics Association), Best Director (Saturn Awards), and Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (NAACP Image Awards).

    Needless to say, the Candyman reboot will be another showstopper.

    Watch the trailer for Candyman 2020 movie below: