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Why Original ‘Candyman’ Star Vanessa Estelle Williams Jumped At The Chance To Work On The Remake 29 Years Later · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. The New Candy Man,
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  Speaker 1: directed by Nia da Costa and produced by Jordan Peel
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  Speaker 1: as a follow up to the horror classic of the
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  Speaker 1: same name and a breakout hit. It also sees Vanessa
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  Speaker 1: Estelle Williams returning to play the pivotal character, and Marie
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  Speaker 1: twenty nine years between the projects, and she jumped at
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  Speaker 1: the chance in part because of the dynamic team making
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  Speaker 1: the new version and also their love of the source material.
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  Speaker 1: Telling a Hollywood reporter, I'm so grateful and filled with
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  Speaker 1: gratitude to be in a number of iconic films, and
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  Speaker 1: I count the one in and certainly this one as
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  Speaker 1: an instant classic. The creative director of Jordan Peel's Monkey
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  Speaker 1: Pop Productions told me he and Jordan watched the original
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  Speaker 1: as teens in Jordan's bedroom. It felt marvelous to be
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  Speaker 1: part of their wonderful imagination. There's nothing tired about it.
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  Speaker 1: I'm honored the work that I do has staying power
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  Speaker 1: and has made such an impact. Candeman in theaters now,
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  Speaker 1: that's direct from Hollywood.