Tony Todd and Baywatch babe Donna D'Errico star in the third volume in the Candyman series, in which a woman who is related to the "Candyman" of the previous stories decides it's time the family did something to clear his name. However, she inadvertently sets another series of gory killings in motion. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
The ghostly serial killer returns once again from beyond the grave; this time, during the eve of Day of the Dead, to haunt a Los Angeles art gallery owner named Caroline McKeever, a distant relative of the Candyman (and also Annie Tarrant's daughter) in order for him to claim her soul so she will be next to him. In the meantime, the Candyman goes about killing all those associated with Caroline (starting with artist Miguel Velasco, her lover, and following with her roommate Tamara) in his usual gory ways with his hook and making it appear to the authorities that Caroline is the one responsible for the killings. Particularly when seasoned police detective (and closet prejudice of most minorities) L.V. Sacco dies, which not only brings the whole local police department down on her head; but puts her in the firing line of Sacco's equally bigoted partner Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft who has no intention of bringing her in alive. So now Caroline not only has just the Candyman to be scared of.
In July 2006 actor Tony Todd announced via his official myspace page that he had been asked to reprise his role in a new Candyman film to begin filming in 2007 but he never mentioned whether or not he had agreed. It was not until December 2007 that the sequel was officially announced, it was recently revealed that production will begin in January 2010 in Boston. It was announced in June 2009 that actress Melissa Joan Hart had been cast in the film but the casting agent has not yet decided which role she should take on. Candyman: The Tribe will be released in late 2010 direct to DVD.
