The Candyman/Daniel Robitaille/The shadow

The Candyman: I feel like this character needs no introduction but just in case ill describe him then ill sum up his role in the story, The Candyman is a popular horror character that is a bit different from the rest. The character of the Candyman is of a noble, sophisticated, educated and very elegant type of villain. He is a somewhat romantic figure, giving him a wounded hero type of quality. He is always aware of his loneliness/Isolation, cause the character is a tragic monster but also fragile. The character's voice needs to be rich, tremendously deep and resonate. But also full of sorrow and pain. Because the character is African American I want everyone to understand that there is a strong cultural significance to the character, and I want the voice actor to African American for reasons stated previously. I want you as the actor to understand that and to respect the role as people adore his representation. In this project I want the voice actor to have good range, cause the  character will be represented in different mediums for example: A 90's styled cartoon where the character is and anthropomorphic big cat. So the character might sound different from silly cartoon to serious episodic retelling of his past. 

“The shadow”  The shadow or “Hellcat” is a despicable, vile and evil character. He is a manipulative asshole who is determined to get what he wants, even if it means leaving a huge trail of blood behind him. He’s also a psychopathic narcissist who likes being called to shed more blood, he loves to cause misery and pain throughout the city. It always gives him some kind of pleasure to hunt and even kill his victims, showing how uncaring he is. His voice would sound very stereotypical villain speech, his voice would be inspired by cartoon villains from 90’s shows such as: Talespin, Ducktales and so on. The villains I'm thinking of are Shere khan from Talesspin, Scar from the lion king, Venom from Spider-Man the animated series, NegaDuck from Darkwing Duck, and so on.

Daniel Robitaille: This character is the same as the previous but before he was killed and turned into a demon/ghost thing. For this project I'm writing a prequel to the events of the 1st movie, and Daneil/Candyman is the main character, he also exists around the late 19th so 1890 and so on. His personality is of a ladies man, intelligent, charismatic, kind and giving to his people. Ambitious and talented he was able to climb the ladder of success in the art world, making him a desirable painter. But he is not perfect as he’s known to be stubborn and way too determined to get what he wants, even if it means dying for it. A dreamer that forgets that reality exists and there are consequences to his actions. He was also a man that was torn between two worlds, he was never able to fit in both places and no matter the amount of friends he had he would always feel alone. I need his voice to still have that tremendous quality but still sound as if being gentle and understanding. His speech, cadence and choice of words will indicate him being and educated and well taught man.