Vanessa Williams

Date of Birth

1963-03-18

Place of Birth

Tarrytown, New York, USA

Known for

Shaft, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Hoodlum, Eraser, Soul Food

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Movie News

Eraser: We chat with director Chuck Russell about the 30th anniversary of his Arnold Schwarzenegger epic

Posted 4 weeks ago

We sit down with director Chuck Russell about the 30th anniversary of the Arnold Schwarzenegger action classic, Eraser.

The new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie video series looks back at the 2021 version of Candyman

JoBlo Originals

Candyman (2021) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?

Posted 3 years ago

The new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie video series looks back at the 2021 version of Candyman

TV News

Vanessa Williams Miss America, Penthouse movie in the works

Posted 4 years ago

Save the breast for last! A limited series biopic about singer, actress and former Miss America Vanessa Williams is in the works, detailing the controversy surrounding her short reign as the face of the famed pageant. In 1984, Vanessa Williams...

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Interviews

Vanessa Estelle Williams (Candyman Interview)

Posted 5 years ago

I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Vanessa Estelle Williams, who is reprising her role of Anne-Marie McCoy from 1992’s Candyman in the new “spiritual sequel” of the same name from writer Jordan Peele and director, Nia DaCosta. This...

Waxwork Records is releasing the score Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe composed for the new Candyman. Directed by Nia DaCosta.

Horror Movie News

Candyman reboot: Waxwork Records releasing film’s score

Posted 5 years ago

Director Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” is now in theatres, and our own reviewer The Iceman has given the film a 7/10 review you can check out at THIS LINK. If you see the movie and really enjoy...

The latest featurette promoting Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele's Candyman gives answers to the question, "What is Candyman?"

Horror Movie Trailers

Candyman reboot featurette asks, ‘What is Candyman?’

Posted 5 years ago

Director Nia DaCosta’s upcoming Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original film HERE) is set to reach theatres this Friday, August 27th – and I’ll be glad once it’s released, because they’re marketing the hell out of this thing....

Colman Domingo tells the origin story of a Candyman named Sherman Fields in a clip from Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele's reboot.

Horror Movie Trailers

Candyman reboot clip tells a tragic origin story

Posted 5 years ago

Earlier this month, we heard that Michael Hargrove is playing a character named Sherman Fields in director Nia DaCosta’s upcoming Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original film HERE). Fields is an alternative version of the title character, and...

A new featurette puts the spotlight on the artists who proved the artwork seen throughout director Nia DaCosta's Candyman reboot / sequel.

Horror Movie Trailers

Candyman reboot promo focuses on the artists hired for the film

Posted 5 years ago

Universal has shifted the marketing for director Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original Candyman at THIS LINK) into maximum overdrive now that we’re just one week away from the August 27th release date. New ads and...

Horror Movie Trailers

Candyman reboot clip slashes a group of teenage girls

Posted 5 years ago

If you’ve been following the marketing of director Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original Candyman at THIS LINK), which is set to reach theatres on August 27th, you’ve probably seen pieces of the scene in which...

Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele discuss their version of Candyman in a new featurette.

Horror Movie News

Candyman featurette: Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele discuss the legend

Posted 5 years ago

In just eleven days, on August 27th, director Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original Candyman at THIS LINK) will be reaching theatre screens. In a short featurette embedded above, you can watch DaCosta and producer Jordan...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris are scared of Candyman in clips from upcoming reboot / spiritual sequel.

Horror Movie News

Candyman clips: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris fear the mirror

Posted 5 years ago

I became a fan of actress Teyonah Parris through watching the Marvel Disney+ series WandaVision earlier this year, so one of the main reasons why I’m looking forward to director Nia DaCosta’s upcoming Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the...

Horror Movie News

Candyman reboot: image shows Michael Hargrove as a version of Candyman

Posted 5 years ago

The trailers for director Nia DaCosta’s upcoming Candyman reboot / “spiritual sequel” (watch the original film HERE), have made it clear that this movie is going to be shaking up the Candyman mythology a bit. While we’ve seen and heard...

Candyman reboot TV spot features hints of Tony Todd

Posted 5 years ago

We know that Tony Todd had some degree of involvement with the Candyman reboot / "spiritual sequel" (watch the original film HERE) that's coming our way from director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele, and a newly released TV spot...

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