Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on the significance of Candyman: 'It's really a form of taking our narrative, our history, our trauma and telling it back the way we desire to tell it'
and producer Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror classic — there was a great deal of buzz about the use of a slowed-down remix of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” alongside the original movie’s haunting score.
In the case of #SayHerName, what began as a hashtag campaign by the African American Policy Forum and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies in 2014, was supercharged by the worldwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice, themes which this new version of “Candyman” takes on.
“Having a Black creative team behind this allows us to make it our story,” Abdul-Mateen II said.”This version of Candyman gives us a chance to take back his story and to present a character who was turned into a monster, and we present a character who has a soul and someone who we can be empathetic towards.”
“William is an every man. He is an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary tale,” Domingo explained. “He is someone who has suffered a lot of the slings and arrows of his humanity and he suffers with a lot of trauma.” During a press conference, DaCosta explained how her experiences as a Black woman informed Brianna’s journey through the movie.
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