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* FreezeFrameBonus: As the Candyman circles the police car, his reflections shows a different member of the Candyman Hive in each window he passes.
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* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd, Vanessa A. Williams and Creator/VirginiaMadsen all reprise their roles from the original 1992 movie.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd, Vanessa A. Williams Williams, and Creator/VirginiaMadsen all reprise their roles from the original 1992 movie.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/LakeithStanfield was considered for the role of Anthony, but turned it down for ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/LakeithStanfield was considered for the role of Anthony, but he turned it down for ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''.
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* ReleaseDateChange: Originally scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, it has been delayed to September 25, then to October 16, then finally to August 27, 2021.

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* ReleaseDateChange: Originally scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, it has been was delayed to September 25, and then to October 16, then before finally to releasing on August 27, 2021.



* ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/288081/interview-tony-todd-sets-the-record-straight-on-unmade-candyman-vs-leprechaun-crossover/ Per Tony Todd]], the reason it took so long for this film to get off the ground was because of the films [[ChannelHop switching production companies for every film]], so you had three different owners of the IP and nobody was on the same page.

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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/288081/interview-tony-todd-sets-the-record-straight-on-unmade-candyman-vs-leprechaun-crossover/ Per Tony Todd]], the reason it took so long for this film to get off the ground was because of the films [[ChannelHop switching production companies for every film]], so you had resulting in three different owners of the one IP and nobody was with none of them being on the same page.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/288081/interview-tony-todd-sets-the-record-straight-on-unmade-candyman-vs-leprechaun-crossover/ Per Tony Todd]], the reason it took so long for this film to get off the ground was because of the films [[ChannelHop switching production companies for every film]], so you had three different owners of the IP and nobody was on the same page.
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* VoiceOnlyCameo: Other than the picture of her in the newspaper, Creator/VirginiaMadsen is not seen, but her voice is heard when Anthony listens to Helen's tapes.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman's true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago; however, the sequel then established that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that there is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their 'Queen Bee' as it were, both places of death are technically correct!
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago, Yet the sequel then establishes that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that their is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their 'Queen Bee' as it were, both places of death are technically correct!

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman Candyman's true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago, Yet Chicago; however, the sequel then establishes established that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that their there is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their 'Queen Bee' as it were, both places of death are technically correct!



* SequelGap: The film was released 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to. For the franchise as a whole, it comes 22 years after ''Film/CandymanDayOfTheDead'', though ironically it’s set one year earlier (2019) than that film (2020).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/LakeithStanfield was considered for role of Anthony.

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* SequelGap: The film was released 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to. For the franchise as a whole, it comes 22 years after ''Film/CandymanDayOfTheDead'', though it's ironically it’s set one year earlier (2019) than that film (2020).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/LakeithStanfield was considered for the role of Anthony.Anthony, but turned it down for ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''.
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* ShoutOut: The shadow puppets in the film used to convey the horrors of the racial violence bear a strong similarity to work of fine artist Kara Walker and her silhouette cut-outs depicting racism and violence.
** In a [[FreezeFrameBonus blink and you'll miss it moment]], Burke, the laundromat owner is seen reading Literature/Weaveworld by Creator/Clive Barker, who is the original writer of the short story that was the basis for the original film.
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* ShoutOut: The shadow puppets in the film used to convey the horrors of the racial violence bear a strong similarity to fine artist Kara Walker. Her work deals with a lot with America's history of racism and she is most well known for using cut-out silhouettes in her work.
** In a blink and you'll miss it moment, Burke, the laundromat owner is seen reading Weaveworld by Clive Barker, who is the original writer of the short story that was the basis for the original film.

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* ShoutOut: The shadow puppets in the film used to convey the horrors of the racial violence bear a strong similarity to work of fine artist Kara Walker. Her work deals with a lot with America's history of Walker and her silhouette cut-outs depicting racism and she is most well known for using cut-out silhouettes in her work.
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** In a [[FreezeFrameBonus blink and you'll miss it moment, moment]], Burke, the laundromat owner is seen reading Weaveworld Literature/Weaveworld by Clive Creator/Clive Barker, who is the original writer of the short story that was the basis for the original film.
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* ShoutOut: The shadow puppets in the film used to convey the horrors of the racial violence bear a strong similarity to fine artist Kara Walker. Her work deals with a lot with America's history of racism and she is most well known for using cut-out silhouettes in her work.
** In a blink and you'll miss it moment, Burke, the laundromat owner is seen reading Weaveworld by Clive Barker, who is the original writer of the short story that was the basis for the original film.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago, Yet the sequel then establishes that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that their is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their leader, both places of death are technically correct!

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago, Yet the sequel then establishes that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that their is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their leader, 'Queen Bee' as it were, both places of death are technically correct!
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The reveal of Candyman true nature. Purcell's exposition in the first movie stated that the Candyman died at Cabrini Green, which is in Chicago, Yet the sequel then establishes that Daniel really lived and died in New Orleans. With the reveal that their is a whole league or "hive" of them with the original Candyman (Daniel Robitaille) as their leader, both places of death are technically correct!
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* SequelGap: The film was released 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to.

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* SequelGap: The film was released 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to. For the franchise as a whole, it comes 22 years after ''Film/CandymanDayOfTheDead'', though ironically it’s set one year earlier (2019) than that film (2020).
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* ReleaseDateChange: Originally scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, it has been delayed to September 25, then to October 16, then to August 27, 2021.

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* ReleaseDateChange: Originally scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, it has been delayed to September 25, then to October 16, then finally to August 27, 2021.



* SequelGap: This film will come out 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to.

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* SequelGap: This The film will come out was released 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Helen Lyle will return in this film, though this time portrayed by Cassie Kramer instead of Creator/VirginiaMadsen.



* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd and Vanessa A. Williams reprise their respective roles from the original 1992 movie as the Candyman and Anne-Marie [=McCoy=] respectively.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd and Creator/TonyTodd, Vanessa A. Williams and Creator/VirginiaMadsen all reprise their respective roles from the original 1992 movie as the Candyman and Anne-Marie [=McCoy=] respectively.movie.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Was originally set to be released in 2020, the year that the previous installment, ''Film/CandymanDayOfTheDead'', takes place.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Loosely speaking. Anthony is an up-and-coming artist while Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII, who plays him, was involved in a similar creative field (architect) before he turned to acting.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd and Vanessa A. Williams reprise their respective roles from the original 1992 movie as the Candyman and Anne-Marie [=McCoy=] respectively.


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* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd and Vanessa A. Williams reprise their respective roles from the original 1992 movie as the Candyman and Anne-Marie [=McCoy=] respectively.
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* ActingForTwo: Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII portrays Anthony and his hallucination of the Candyman.
* RoleReprise: Creator/TonyTodd and Vanessa A. Williams reprise their respective roles from the original 1992 movie as the Candyman and Anne-Marie [=McCoy=] respectively.
* TheOtherDarrin: Helen Lyle will return in this film, though this time portrayed by Cassie Kramer instead of Creator/VirginiaMadsen.
* ReleaseDateChange: Originally scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, it has been delayed to September 25, then to October 16, then to August 27, 2021.
* SequelGap: This film will come out 29 years after the first film, which this film is a direct sequel to.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/LakeithStanfield was considered for role of Anthony.
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