‘Bitch Ass’ SXSW Clip: ‘Candyman’ Star Tony Todd Heralds Hollywood’s Next Generation Black Horror Stars
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: star Tony Todd wants the world to know he’s not retiring.Not only is he too busy working on a multitude of projects at any given time, but he also wants to spend more time with his growing family and supporting up-and-coming Black talent like writer Bill Posley.
The pair recently collaborated on Posley’s directorial film debut, Bitch Ass, featuring one of the only masked Black serial killers to appear in film.Deadline has an exclusive clip of Todd as the character Titus Blaq in Bitch Ass above.Described as Think Don’t Breathe meets —but Black, the film is an homage to 90s horror films like Tales From The Hood and People Under the Stairs.
It will celebrate its world premiere at SXSW tonight at Alamo Lamar D at 10 p.m.The film tells the story of Cecil (Tunde Laleye), a normal teenager in the 80s who was bullied for being overweight, shy, and for his love of board games.
One night, the 6th Street Gang targeted Cecil as their victim, encouraging new recruits to scar and disfigure him. After the attack, he was never heard from again—until 1999 when Bitch Ass emerged from his slumber.A new crop of 6th Street recruits have heard the legendary tales of Bitch Ass and are challenged to rob the house where he lived with his abusive grandmother on initiation night.
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