Candyman Is Now Streaming On Netflix
The horror classic Candyman has been receiving considerable attention lately. Ever since it was announced that modern horror icon Jordan Peele would be producing a sequel to the terrifying 1992 horror flick, fans have been wanting to either revisit the movie or watch it for the first time. Now, thanks to Netflix, they’ll be able to do that just in time for Halloween.
The original film is based on a story by Clive Barker and tells the tale of a young grad student who’s working on a thesis about urban legends. While conducting her research, she comes across the story of the titular hook-handed slave. It’s been rumored that his ghost can be summoned by saying his name five times in the mirror. The protagonist’s studies eventually draw her into Chicago’s housing projects and subsequently deeper into the world of the dreaded Candyman.
Tony Todd played the eponymous villain in the feature and, after some uncertainty, will be returning for next year’s follow-up movie. There’s a good chance he might even be reprising his role from the first installment. Details surrounding the upcoming sequel are still fuzzy, but we do know that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will also star and Nia DaCosta will direct. There had been rumors that Abdul-Mateen would be replacing Todd as the Candyman, but thats since been debunked.
The First Candyman Illustration Was Very Different From Tony Todd’s Portrayal
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We’ve also been told that toxic fandom will be addressed at some point and that the movie will return to the neighborhood where the horror began back in the early nineties. The story takes place is the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. The people who once lived there may be gone, but the evil spirit of the hook-handed man still lurks in the shadows.
Candyman is currently streaming on Netflix, while the sequel will hit theaters on June 12th, 2020.
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Robert Pattinson Says It’s Kind Of Insane Being Batman
Robert Pattinson became the latest actor to don the cape and cowl this past summer, and it seems it still hasn’t really sunk in that he is Batman. The British actor spoke to Esquire as part of their cover story profile of the star – and admitted that it’s ” kind of insane” to him that he’s the current incumbent of Wayne Manor.
Pattinson went on to say that he never thought he would be the one to land the lead role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, joking that he doesn’t know how he managed to wing it.
“I was so far away from ever thinking it was a realistic prospect. I literally do not understand how I’ve got it, at all.”
It’s known that the hunt for the next Batman – the Battle for the Cowl, if you will – was narrowed down to Pattinson and X-Men star Nicholas Hoult. The former Twilight actor was the one to impress Reeves and the studio more, though, and was appointed as the successor to Ben Affleck this June. There was initially a bit of a blowback to his casting, but this soon dissipated as people got on board with the idea. In fact, Pattinson’s said he expected much more of a backlash.
The actor is expected to appear in a trilogy of Batman movies, likely all helmed by Reeves. As revealed this week, Warner Bros. has plans to expand this version of the franchise into spinoffs featuring other popular Gotham City residents like Batgirl or Nightwing, too. We Got This Covered has also heard that there may be plans to have him team up with whoever’s replacing Henry Cavill as Superman and be part of a rebooted Justice League line-up.
In any case, the Battinson era is dawning, but we won’t actually get our first feature-length look at him in action until The Batman hits theaters on June 25th, 2021.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story Star Being Eyed For MCU’s Cyclops
One of the key questions surrounding the new MCU take on the X-Men franchise is who Disney will cast in the key roles. We’ve already seen various reports of actors up for parts like Professor X and Magneto, to name a few, and now it appears that we’re closer to getting news of Cyclops’ casting.
According to sources close to WGTC – the same ones who told us that Tom Welling was returning for “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and that the Mouse House was developing an Aladdin sequel, both of which were confirmed – Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s Alden Ehrenreich is one of the names on the wishlist for the role, which if it pans out, would represent some great casting. At least, in our opinion.
During the Fox X-Men years, James Marsden was the principal actor for Scott Summers and Cyclops, with Tye Sheridan also taking on a younger version of the character for X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix. Marsden is keen to return to the part, although given Disney’s gradual rebooting of the property, going back to familiar faces would seem like an unusual choice.
Indeed, the Avengers: Endgame writers have particularly shown a desire to do more justice to Summers, which should involve a new actor. While Disney and Marvel don’t appear to have ruled out Hugh Jackman being carried over as Wolverine, the only pre-MCU star that’ll probably be kept is Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.
Behind The Scenes Photos From X-Men: Days Of Future Past That Every Fan Should See
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Earlier this year, we saw Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles imagined as a new Cyclops via some fan art, but otherwise, there’s been very little in terms of casting news. Of course, the X-Men’s debut in the MCU is still far away and probably won’t take place until Phases 5 or 6. For now, though, Ehrenreich seems as good a choice as anyone else to join the franchise, given his relationship to Disney through Solo: A Star Wars Story, and certainly has the presence to make Summers a key part of the X-Men.
Signing on Ehrenreich to the franchise could also make sense logistically, given the actor’s surprisingly quiet activity since Solo: A Star Wars Story, with only a role in upcoming Peacock streaming show Brave New World currently on his schedule.
What do you think of Alden Ehrenreich as the next Cyclops, though? As ever, share your thoughts down below and stay tuned for more.
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