Tony Todd Hasn’t Been Approached For New Candyman Movie

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tony Todd, the star of the original Candyman, said that he hasn’t been approached about appearing in Jordan Peele’s upcoming spiritual sequel. Here are highlights:

On not being asked to appear in the new film: “I know he’s a fan. We’re waiting just like the rest of the world. I’m hoping I will appear in the film in some form of fashion. Wouldn’t that make sense? But it’s Hollywood, so I won’t take it personally if for some reason it doesn’t work out. If this new one is successful, it will shed light back on the original. I think the subject matter is more important than any individuals. And I mean that.”

On the black community’s relationship with the horror genre: “The black community has always been a fan of horror films, but in terms of the participants, they’ve been few and far between. But the ones that have participated have been significant, all the way back from Blacula and the original Night of the Living Dead with the late, great Duane Jones — I was able to do the remake of it and work with George Romero. You have Keith David in They Live, Ken Foree in Dawn of the Dead. Then there’s new people on the horizon [like] Jordan Peele. I think the beauty of the documentary is to tie all that together.”