George Lemore Says There’s No ‘Candyman’ Without Tony Todd

George Lemore, who starred within the 1995 movie “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh,” does not suppose anybody ought to choose up the villain’s well-known hook within the aftermath of Tony Todd‘s loss of life.

We caught up with the actor per week after his former costar died of pure causes on the age of 69, prompting George to advocate to the powers that be to depart the ‘Candyman’ franchise alone.

As George put it … the horror sequence, which dropped its first movie again in 1992, ought to be left as a basic and should not be rebooted once more … declaring it is similar to different greats within the standard style.

Per George, the franchise’s success is essentially thanks Tony’s legendary efficiency because the ‘Candyman’ … a vengeful spirit terrorizing those that say his identify 5 instances. Tony performed the titular killer in all 4 films of the franchise, together with its most up-to-date 2021 installment, additionally referred to as “Candyman.”

GL stated Tony did not simply give moviegoers a fright — he gave George himself a correct scare on the set of ‘Candyman 2.’

He shared … “I remember one night we wrapped set and it was, like, late at night … I went to my trailer to grab my backpack so I can leave set after working all day … and he was in my trailer and he scared me. Yeah, he scared me and I’m like, ‘This is real.'”

TMZ broke the story … Tony’s rep Jeff Goldberg confirmed the actor passed away at his Marina del Rey house on Nov. 6. No reason for loss of life was shared on the time.

After greater than 4 many years within the enterprise, Tony racked up numerous spectacular performing credit, many within the horror style … together with “The Crow,” “Final Destination,” and “Night of the Living Dead.”