The Candyman is coming for you -- and he has a familiar face.

HBO's new "Watchmen" series.

Actor Tony Todd originated the Candyman role in the first film in 1992 (and again in its 1995 sequel), which followed a graduate student researching a thesis about the Candyman urban legend following a grisly murder at Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects. She winds up summoning the menacing man, and all hell breaks loose. (Hint: Don't say his name five times while looking in a mirror, unless you want to die via Candyman's hook hand.)

In Get Out"), was also in talks for a prominent role in the film, though nothing has been confirmed by producers yet.

Nia DaCosta ("Little Woods") is directing, from a script co-written by Peele and Win Rosenfeld (Peele's "Twilight Zone" reboot). Production is expected to start sometime this spring.

The new "Candyman" will be summoned into theaters on June 12, 2020.

[via: Variety]