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    Candyman star Tony Todd remembered by Virginia Madsen

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    The candy man star Tony Todd, who died on Wednesday after a long illness.is being remembered by his co-star Virginia Madsen.

    The Oscar nominee, who played graduate student Helen Lyle, stalked by Todd’s killer while investigating urban legends in a Chicago housing project in the 1992 horror film, paid tribute to Todd with a series of Instagram posts .

    Madsen initially shared a short video post after hearing the news of Todd’s death, in which he said he didn’t “know what to say” but called Todd his “beloved.”

    “May you rest in the sweet power of heaven’s sweets,” Madsen wrote in the caption alongside a video. “The great actor tony todd He has left us and now he is an angel. As it was in life. Later but I can’t now. I love you.”

    In the video he shared that “he just found out” but “it will say more about my beloved.” The candy man.”

    She later posted a longer legend about Toddcalling him a “truly poetic man” with “a voice that made it easy to faint.”

    “Thanks to (The candy man director) Bernard Rose, we really created a gothic romance,” he wrote. “That’s why the movie lives on. A gentle soul with a deep knowledge of the arts.”

    Madsen also praised Todd for his interactions with strangers.

    “He enjoyed the fans and was never shy when fans came up and wanted photos,” he wrote. “A rare actor who allowed himself to be open to the public’s attention.”

    He closed by referring to the film. “I will miss him a lot and I hope he haunts me from time to time. But I won’t summon him in the mirror!

    after praising Jordan Peelewho co-wrote and produced the 2021 sequel directed by Nia DaCosta, in which she and Todd appeared, Madsen said there were discussions about sharing more of her story.

    “He talked about a prequel that used technology so that we ourselves could tell the story of how their love began,” he wrote. “Imagine that. Yes. My dear friend Tony, I do.”

    and she shared Another Instagram post of her and Todd hugging..

    In addition to his roles in the Candyman films, Todd played William Bludworth in three Final Destination films. His other credits include night of the living dead, the rock, the crow, Axe, Man from Earth, Hatchet II, The Flash, Frankenstein, Hell Fest, Requiem, Hellblazers and The bunker. And he played Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Alfa Hirogen in Journey to the stars: Voyager.

    the original The candy man grossed nearly $26 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo

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