Candyman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: ‘Black people are so much more than our trauma’
by Ellen E Jones from on (#5NKGW)
After wowing in Watchmen, the Emmy-winning actor is starring in a reboot of the timely 90s horror. I want to inspire others to be magical,' he says
Say his name: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Maybe repeat it five times into a mirror? Whatever it takes: commit it to memory because Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a name you'll need to know. This summer he's starring in the new Candyman movie. It's a terrifying, timely reimagining of the urban legend about the hook-handed, sweet-toothed bogeyman, who is conjured any time some fool recites his moniker into a reflective surface.
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