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Klaritza Rico Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “Candyman” film inspired by the 1992 horror classic, shared a chilling short film depicting the origin story of her titular star.Shadow puppets, manned by Manual Cinema, re-tell the gruesome scenes that form the Candyman’s lore set to Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s score.  “Candyman, at the intersection of white violence and black pain, is about unwilling martyrs,” DaCosta captioned the video.

re-imagining of “Candyman” might be even more bone-chilling than the original.Director Nia DaCosta shared an eerie but stunning animated teaser for her upcoming reboot of the 1992 horror classic, which resonates now more than ever amid the Black Lives Matter movement, heightened by the recent death of George Floyd and many others while in police custody.“CANDYMAN, at the intersection of white violence and black pain, is about unwilling martyrs.

Also Read: 'Candyman' Trailer: Jordan Peele Dares You to Say His Name in Creepy First Look (Video)The short film first depicts a black man chased and beaten by cops, another young man who is met by an angry lynch mob and a young black boy who is sentenced to the electric chair.

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The very first trailer for the upcoming Candyman redo has been released through Universal Pictures. The film is coming to the screen from producer Jordan Peele (Us, Get Out) and rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Wood) this summer.

If you've seen the eerie new trailer for Jordan Peele's reimagined Candyman and are jonesing for the original (as well as its not-so-awesome sequels) you are in luck. All three can be streamed through various services. Scroll down to see where.

Jordan Peele has done it again! For the trailer for Us he somehow turned the Luniz track I Got 5 On It into a horror anthem, and now he’s done it for the most unexpected artist of all: Beyoncé!

An urban legend is reborn in the first trailer for “Candyman”.

It looks like Jordan Peele is going to deliver ANOTHER hit horror film! The trailer for Candyman just debuted and it does not disappoint! He wrote the film alongside Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta. Nia directed the movie.