Nia DaCosta to direct Jordan Peele's retelling of Clive Barker's Candyman

Just say his name five times while starring into a mirror, and Candyman will appear. In September there was buzz that Jordan Peele was beginning to develop a reboot of CANDYMAN which he would produce through his Monkeypaw Productions banner, and now it's been reported that Nia DaCosta (LITTLE WOODS) has signed on to helm the film. [SEEMORE] Rather than being a straight up remake, this… Read More...

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