Candyman: Day of the Dead

Years after the events of the second film, the ghostly serial killer returned once again from beyond the grave this time during the eve of Day of the Dead to haunt a Los Angeles art gallery owner named Caroline McKeever who was a direct descendant of the Candyman and Annie Tarrant's daughter (And also the reincarnation of his daughter named Isabel) in order for him to claim her soul so she would be next to him. In the meantime, the Candyman went around by killing all of those who are associated with Caroline (Starting with an artist named Miguel Velasco, his lover named Lena and following with her roommate named Tamara) in his usual gory ways with his hook. He also kidnapped her friend named David de la Paz and made it appear to the authorities that Caroline was the one that was responsible for the killings. A seasoned police detective named L.V. Sacco was murdered by the Candyman while Caroline was in the car which not only brought the whole local police department down on her head, but put her in the firing line of Sacco's partner named Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft who had no intention of bringing her in alive.

Caroline is kidnapped by a gang, who take her to an abandoned building, where she is tied up to a chair and gagged and called the Candyman in the hopes of sacrificing Caroline to the Candyman to end the murders, but the Candyman killed the whole gang. He revealed to Caroline that after her dementia-ridden mother named Annie Tarrant told his story to her by telling her to "destroy the myth" and believing the earlier events to be taking place, she called his name, gave herself to him and brought him back to the world. The Candyman killed her by slitting her throat with his hook and made it look like a suicide. He also revealed that he killed her father named Paul. He killed her uncle named Ethan and her grandparents named Coleman and Octavia. Caroline who was enraged threatened to kill him for killing her family, but the Candyman disappeared. Caroline explored the building and found David alive, but injured. The Candyman suddenly appeared and convinced her to give her life to him. However, Caroline changed her mind and destroyed the paintings by him that symbolized the good of his life with a hook, causing the Candyman to burst into flames, killing him for good.

Caroline freed David, but she was attacked by Det. Kraft who tried to kill her with a hook, but he was shot in the back of the head by Det. Jamal Matthews who was following Kraft. Before he died, Kraft gasped, "Candyman!" Caroline remembered her mother's advice to "destroy the myth" and told Matthews that Kraft was the Candyman killer as he claimed. After the news that "Kraft was the Candyman" got out, Caroline stated, "There was no such thing as the Candyman" in front of a mirror to make sure that he was dead. The Candyman's hook bursted through the mirror, but this was revealed to be a nightmare. Caroline had a picnic with her David and Christina in front of Annie Tarrant's grave while the Day of the Dead celebrations went on. She was finally happy and convinced that the Candyman no longer existed.

• Tony Todd as Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
• Donna D'Errico as Caroline McKeever
• Nick Corri as David de La Paz
• Ernie Hudson Jr. as Det. Jamal Matthews
• Wade Williams as Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft
• Robert O'Reilly as L.V. Sacco
• Lombardo Boyar as Enrique
• Lupe Ontiveros as Abuela
• Lillian Hurst as Flower Seller
• Elizabeth Guber as Det. Jamie Gold
• Mark Adair-Rios as Miguel Velasco
• Rena Riffel as Lena
• Mike Moroff as Tino
• Chris Van Dahl as Ornte
• Alexia Robinson as Tamara
• Elizabeth Hayes as Annie Tarrant
• Laura Mazur as Caroline Sullivan
• Jud Meyers as Fritz
• Leonardo Guerra as Little Boy
• Nicole Contreras as Cristina de La Paz

The film held a 10% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews with an average score of 3.8/10[2]

In September 2018, it was announced that Jordan Peele was in talks to produce a sequel through his Monkeypaw Productions[3] which Todd stated in a 2018 interview with Nightmare on Film Street, "I would rather have him do it with someone with intelligence who was going to be thoughtful and dig into the whole racial makeup of who the Candyman was and why he existed in the first place."[4] In November 2018, it was confirmed that Peele would produce the film with Universal and MGM and would partner with Win Rosenfeld to co-produce the film while Nia DaCosta signed on as director.[5] The film would take place back in the new gentrified Cabrini Green where the old housing projects development stood in Chicago once. The filming was due to commence in the spring of 2019.[6]

In January 2019, it was reported that Lakeith Stanfield of FX's Atlanta and Sorry to Bother You fame would possibly star in the film as an older version of Anthony McCoy who took an interest on by seeking the legend of the Candyman which was similar to Helen Lyle's character that was played by Virginia Madsen.[7][8] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Todd spoke about Peele by stating: "I knew that he was a fan. I am hoping that I would appear in the film in some form of fashion. Would not that make sense? But, it was Hollywood so I would not take it personally if it did not work out." He added, "If this new one was successful, it would shed light back on the original. I thought that the subject matter was more important than any individuals and I meant that."[9] In February 2019, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was in talks to play Anthony McCoy that was initially misreported as being in talks to portray the titular character.[10] In response to the news, Todd offered his blessings over Twitter by stating: "Cheers to the Candyman who was a wonderful character that I lived with for 25 years. He brought grace and glory and a beautiful boatload of friends and family. I am honored that the spirit of Daniel Robitaille and Cabrini Green rose again. Truth to power! Blessings to the cast and the crew".[11] However, it was ultimately announced that Todd would reprise his role.[12][13] If Beale Street Could Talk actress named Teyonah Parris was cast opposite in playing Anthony's girlfriend.[13] The film will release on August 27, 2021.[14][15]

• Candyman: Day of the Dead at IMDb
• Original script for Candyman: Day of the Dead