Nia DaCosta Directed 'Candyman' Delayed Until 2021
Candyman is the latest movie to face a delay in getting out to the theaters.
The film was set to hit theaters on October 16, however, it it being pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed theaters for many months and delayed even more movies.
Now, Candyman will open sometime in 2021, Variety says.
Directed by Nia DaCosta, the film is based on a ghostly legend and centers on a struggling artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who begins to lose his sanity after discovering the story of Candyman. As the tale goes, if someone says his name to a mirror five times, Candyman will appear and kill whoever summoned him.
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