Candyman 2021 Ending Explained: The Return & Real Meaning

Nia DaCosta’s 2021 Candyman explained shows how the requel ties into the original and continues the subversive themes of the horror franchise. Candyman is a sequel/soft reboot to Bernard Rose’s 1992 film of the same name, which was based on Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden.” The Candyman sequel picks up in the present day, with Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) returning to Cabrini-Green. Anthony’s return to coincides with the comeback of the Candyman in the form of Daniel Robitaille, and a new iteration in Sherman Fields, a Black man who was a victim of racist violence.