Original Candyman star Tony Todd revealed that he successfully negotiated a bonus for bee stings.
The actor, who played the titular character in the 1992 horror classic, received a $1,000 bonus every time he was stung by a bee while filming.
“I negotiated a bonus of $1,000 for every sting during the bee scene,” Todd said. “And I got stung 23 times. Everything that’s worth making has to involve some sort of pain. Once I realized it was an important part of who Candyman was, I embraced it. It was like putting on a beautiful coat.”
So yeah, Todd made a lot of extra money working on the original by getting stung by bees.
In the forthcoming reimagining of the movie, Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is taking over directing duties from original helmer Bernard Rose. DaCosta will direct from a screenplay by Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld.
Of the forthcoming remake, which Todd could be a part of, he said, “Let’s see what Jordan Peele produces with his sequel. They’re planning to shoot entirely in Chicago, where Cabrini-Green has been torn down and gentrified — the new film will explore all that.”
