Candyman

In 1977, a boy watches police beat Sherman Fields, a homeless man with a hook hand, to death over razor blades falsely blamed on him. In 2019, artist Anthony McCoy hears the Candyman legend from that boy, now grown, William Burke. The obsession takes over Anthony's paintings, and people around him start dying. He learns that Candyman is a "hive" of murdered Black men, starting with Daniel Robitaille, and that he himself was the baby taken the night Helen Lyle died. William saws off Anthony's hand, fits a hook and calls the police. Anthony is killed. His girlfriend Brianna summons Candyman, who kills the officers.

1. Behind the scenesShadows instead of flashbacks

   Instead of flashbacks or 1992 footage, the legends play out as shadow puppetry by Chicago company Manual Cinema. Nia DaCosta wanted the film to stand on its own.

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2. Behind the scenesNumber one

   Nia DaCosta became the first Black female director to have a film open at No. 1 at the US box office.

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3. CameoTony Todd's farewell

   Tony Todd comes back as Candyman. It was his last time in the role; he died in 2024.

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