First Harriet trailer finds Cynthia Erivo shining as Harriet Tubman

Posted 7 years ago

Cynthia Erivo had a breakout year in 2018 after shining in movies like BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE and WIDOWS, and it looks like she will continue to turn heads as Harriet Tubman in the new biopic, HARRIET, for...

Candyman director says Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won’t be replacing Tony Todd

Posted 7 years ago

Last month it was reported that AQUAMAN's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II would be starring in the upcoming CANDYMAN reboot, and many took that to mean that the actor would be stepping into the role originally played by Tony Todd, but director...

Beale Street’s Teyonah Parris in talks to join Jordan Peele’s Candyman

Posted 7 years ago

The upcoming CANDYMAN remake, which is actually being called a "spiritual sequel," is being developed by Jordan Peele (GET OUT) and will be directed by Nia DaCosta (LITTLE WOODS). Peele will also be penning the script alongside Win Rosenfeld and both...

Cast This: Candyman

Posted 7 years ago

Kevin There are more remakes and reboots of classic horror movies out there than we know what to do with, and for the most part, few of them can hold a candle to the originals. However, there are a handful...

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

Posted 7 years ago

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,...

Production on Focus Features’ Harriet Tubman film is set to begin

Posted 8 years ago

Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski has announced that a production start date has been set for HARRIET, an upcoming film chronicling the life of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Born Araminta Ross circa 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman grew to become...