Candyman Strikes Against Foolish Teens In Clip From New Film

A few teenagers try to summon Candyman in a new clip from the upcoming film, and — well, you can guess how it goes. Universal Pictures has released a new clip from the Nia DaCosta-directed film through Fandango, and you can see it below.

The film is directed by DaCosta from a screenplay she wrote with producers Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld. It opens on August 27th and is described as follows:

For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Nia DaCosta, @JordanPeele, @Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, @colmandomingo, and Teyonah Parris remind us why you don't say "Candyman" five times in front of a mirror… Just watch the movie instead.

In theaters Aug. 27, this exclusive clip summons tickets on sale: https://t.co/RSbJzD0fIY pic.twitter.com/IlMgUZung1

— Fandango (@Fandango) August 18, 2021