Candyman returned to theaters with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (read Meagan’s review), a sequel to the original 1992 classic that gives rise to a whole new monster. After a sweet theatrical run, Candyman will be available on Premium VOD platforms starting this Friday!
To celebrate, we’re throwing a Twitter watch party with special guests, and you’re invited!
Tomorrow, Friday, September 17, we’re hitting play on Candyman right at 6pm PT/9pm ET to watch along with Bloody Disgusting and Vanessa Estelle Williams! You can expect to hear new details, insights, and possibly even Easter eggs.
If you’ve never participated in a Twitter Watch Party before, it’s simple: Press play at the start time and follow the hashtag #SayCandymanAtHome to view real-time conversation on the film. If you want to join in, tag your Tweet with #SayCandymanAtHome. That’s it!
Be sure to follow along with the hashtag as well as Bloody Disgusting and Vanessa Estelle Williams on Twitter.
In Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, “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. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.”
“With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.”
