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Tony Todd Isn’t Worried About Making ‘Candyman’ Return
In the pipeline for what feels like years is the Candyman remake, which was said to bring a whole new (white) horror icon to the big screen. Tony Todd has always said he’d love to return, but the recent trend of remakes prove that every studios is looking for a new spin to their franchises. Todd has moved on, but still has ideas in case the studio ever gets back in his corner. “Maybe five years ago I would be worried about a Candyman remake, but I am just so busy now that I can’t really worry about it anymore,” Todd tells Dread Central. “But Deon [Taylor] and I have some tricks up our sleeves too…so just sit tight for that because you never know what will happen.” Click the link for the full interview.
In the Ozploitation tradition, the upcoming Aussie flick Penny Lane Is Dead is a blood-soaked, ’80s-set horror thriller, and we’ve learned that it’s coming to Shudder this Summer.
Penny Lane Is Dead premieres August 28 on Shudder.
Watch the official trailer down below.
Set on a hot summer’s night in 1986 Australia, 17-year old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends. After Penny’s jealous and troubled cousin decides a cruel prank is in order, what begins as a thoughtless spiked cupcake game spirals into a night of bloodshed and revenge.
Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday, Alexandra Jensen (Talk to Me), Bailey Spalding, Steve Le Marquand (Vertical Limit), Fletcher Humphrys (“Wolf Creek”), and Ben O’Toole (Hacksaw Ridge) star in Penny Lane Is Dead.
Writer-director Mia’Kate Russell makes her feature debut on the project.
Russell said in a statement, “It’s exhilarating that my feature directorial debut is being released by Shudder, one of the most fearless and bold distributors out there. The Shudder team has such a keen understanding of genre films, and are the perfect partners to unleash this powerful film with audiences.”
The film is the first outing from Sanctuary Pictures, the production arm of Umbrella Entertainment, who produces alongside Buffalo Media and in association with Cyan Films.