Did You Know … Producers Wanted Eddie Murphy For CANDYMAN?
Mike Sprague
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Bernard Rose’s original 1992 adaptation of Clive Barker’s The Forbidden aka Candyman with Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd is an utter classic. And in a new featurette (“Be My Victim”) from Scream Factory’s recent Collector’s Edition, Todd talks about landing the role despite producers wanting “an Eddie Murphy-type.”
True Story.
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Based on the short story, “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker, it centers on skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) who befriends Anne-Marie McCoy while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago’s Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman’s description begins stalking her, Helen comes to fear that the legend may be all too real.
The film sports a 74% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: Though it ultimately sacrifices some mystery in the name of gory thrills, Candyman is a nuanced, effectively chilling tale that benefits from an interesting premise and some fine performances.
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