The movie "Candyman" is a supernatural slasher film that was directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and DaCosta. It is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman film series, based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo with Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, and Tony Todd reprising their roles from the original film). The movie is centered on a prosperous thirtysomething Black couple, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris) . The story of Candyman, who is murdered for falling in love with a white woman, is carried over from the original film. The film proposes that its monster lives on, imprisoned in his agony because this particular history keeps repeating itself. Candyman isnt a he, William tells Anthony before warning him to stay away, "hes the whole damn hive". The film takes an incisive, visually thrilling approach to deepening the franchises mythology and terrifying audiences along the way.