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Captain Marvel 2 to feature Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel and Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau

December 11, 2020 by Gary Collinson

During yesterday’s Disney Investor Day, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed reports that Nia DaCosta (Candyman) is set to take on directing duties for the Brie Larson-headlined Captain Marvel 2. In addition to Larson, who reprises her role as Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel 2 is also set to feature the return of Monica Rambeau – […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, captain marvel 2, Iman Vellani, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, Teyonah Parris

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman receives new August 2021 release date

October 22, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Last month, it was announced that Universal Pictures had once again pushed back the release date for Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman from October 16th to sometime in 2021. Now, a few weeks after the significant delay, the studio has revealed that the upcoming reboot of the Candyman franchise has received a new August 27th, 2021 release date. […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta

Candyman will feature a slightly different origin for the titular villain, says director Nia DaCosta

October 21, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Although the upcoming Candyman film has been delayed from October 16th to sometime in 2021, director Nia DaCosta has teased how she is taking a slightly different approach to the titular villain’s origin. During a live-streamed panel for the Nightstream Film Festival (via SlashFilm), DaCosta discussed how instead of positioning Candyman as an already fully formed monster […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta

Director Nia DaCosta comments on Candyman’s delay to 2021

September 14, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Over the weekend it was announced Universal Pictures has once again pushed back the release date for Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman from October 16th to sometime in 2021. Now, taking to Twitter, DaCosta commented on the film’s indefinite delay and offers an explanation as to why her spiritual sequel has received such a significant change in its release […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman delayed until 2021

September 12, 2020 by EJ Moreno

Sadly, the news of film delays is all too common these days, and Universal’s upcoming reboot of the Candyman franchise is just another victim to that. The upcoming film from producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta will no longer see its intended October 16th release date and will instead move to sometime in 2021. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta

Tony Todd says fans will be “proud” of Nia DaCosta’s Candyman

August 28, 2020 by Liam Waddington

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Although his role in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman is largely been kept under wraps, original star Tony Todd has nothing but praise for both the film and the creative team. In an interview with JoBlo, Todd claims that fans will be “proud” of how the character and the story are being continued in the latest instalment while praising director […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta, Tony Todd

New Candyman images featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

August 18, 2020 by EJ Moreno

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman is only months away, and in new interview with Total Film, the filmmaker has opened up about her history with the iconic horror franchise and what it means for her to tackle this project. “I was in the fifth or sixth grade, and I just remember Candyman being a part of life,” […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Captain Marvel directors congratulate Nia DaCosta on helming the sequel

August 7, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the directors of Captain Marvel, have shown their support for a new filmmaker taking over for the sequel. Marvel has shown faith with directors in the past, letting the likes of James Gunn and Taika Waititi direct the sequels to Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok respectively, but it […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Anna Boden, Captain Marvel, captain marvel 2, Nia DaCosta, Ryan Fleck

Candyman’s Nia DaCosta to helm Captain Marvel 2

August 6, 2020 by EJ Moreno

From the world of horror to the MCU, Nia DaCosta is about to have a marvellous new project. Deadline is reporting that DaCosta, the filmmaker behind the upcoming Candyman remake, will direct the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel. Though Disney and Marvel Studios have not made an official comment on it yet, DaCosta is reportedly close […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Captain Marvel, captain marvel 2, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta shares haunting teaser trailer for Candyman

June 17, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Director Nia DaCosta has shared a haunting promotional trailer for the ‘spiritual sequel’ to the classic 1992 slasher Candyman in the form of a paper puppet show which teases the harrowing origins of its titular character; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Jordan Peele explains why Nia DaCosta is the perfect choice to direct Candyman https://twitter.com/NiaDaCosta/status/1273293842113089536 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Candyman, Nia DaCosta

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