But wait! I hear you scream. “Virginia Madsen wasn’t in the new Candyman film!” you continue.
Yes, yes I know she wasn’t, but at the same time she technically is and all the other Virginia Madsen filmography pages include it so I am as well.
The 2021 version of Candyman is a sequel, reboot and or continuation of the original 1992 film. Once again the legend of the Candyman is investigated, this time by a young artist by the name of Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). He eventually comes up with an art piece for his exhibition entitled “Say My Name”, a reference to the Candyman legend.
This causes two art critics at the exhibit to start messing around and being clever and they inadvertently summon the Candyman back into existence, but this isn’t Daniel Robitaille, this is Sherman Fields (Michael Hargrove), another young man accused of a crime and unduly punished for it.
As the killing and mystery surrounding them grow deeper, so does Anthony’s curiosity of Candyman, he begins to dig deeper and eventually ends up looking into the events of the original Candyman movie, specifically Helen Lyle.
And this is where Virginia Madsen does appear, well, her voice at least – Anthony takes a file from the local library which has all the details of Helen Lyle and her investigation years before. Part of that file includes her original audio tapes, and there it is. Virginia Madsen’s voice in the new Candyman film.
Tadah!
It’s a stretch, I know – But like I said, everyone else is doing it – So…
I obviously would not or could not recommend this film based on Virginia Madsen’s role, and her acting here is literally something we’ve seen her do before. So, yeah. It is what it is here.
If you do want to check it out for this alone then the scene takes place at about 39 minutes into the movie in the movie.
The film itself? – Well – Yeah, if you liked the original film then you should get along with this one just fine. It hammers it’s point home with the least subtle brick you can imagine, but it’s worth a watch all the same. It’s a good continuation of the Candyman mythos and I hope they’ll make more going forward.
Availability:
Good, it’s relatively new and can be picked up on DVD and Blu-Ray quite easily.
Trailer:
