Jordan Peele explains why he didn't direct 'Candyman' remake

Filmmaker Jordan Peele says he handed over reins of "Candyman" remake to director Nia DaCosta as he would have messed it up. Peele, who won an Oscar for his directorial "Get Out", has co-written and co-produced new project which will be a "retelling" of 1992 horror film.

original film featured Tony Todd as hook-wielding supernatural killer who, according to a legend, appears after his name is called five times. It was directed by Bernard Rose from a Clive Barker's script.  remake, featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in le, has been directed by DaCosta, who is best kwn for 2018 thriller "Little Woods".

In an interview with Empire magazine, Peele explained why he decided against directing film.

"I was working on 'Us' when this would have happened. But quite honestly, Nia is better to shoot this than I am. I'm way too obsessed with original tales in my he. I probably wouldn't be any good. 

"But Nia has a stey manner about her which you don't see a lot in horror . She's refined, elegant, every shot is beautiful. It's a beautiful, beautiful movie. I'm so gl I didn't mess it up," filmmaker said.

new film has been described as a "spiritual sequel" to original with  story returning to same neighbourhood where legend of Candyman began, a section of Chicago where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. DaCosta said she felt a "sense of ownership" in telling "a Black story about Black people".

"It was very important for all of us to have our main character be Black, and for this experience to be through Black lens. Let's make sure we change lens w," she ded.

Produced by Peele's Monkeypaw Productions in collaboration with MGM and Bron Creative, "Candyman" is scheduled to be released on September 25 in US.