- Hey, what's going on.
This is Yahya Abdul-Mateen the second.
I play Anthony McCoy in the upcoming movie
Candyman.
- Hi, I'm Nia DaCosta, director of Candyman,
and we're here with Buzzfeed today to take a quiz,
to find out if we'd survive a horror movie.
I'm pretty sure I will be able to do that.
- I'm not trying to die.
Let's find out.
- Generally speaking, do you consider yourself an optimist?
It's "yes," "no," and "I'm a healthy balance."
But I would say I'm a pretty optimistic person.
- Usually I would go with absolutely yes,
but I'm going to go with
"I'm a healthy balance these days."
Are you comfortable being home alone at night?
Yes, no, eh, how late is it?
I think right now I'm a little bit too comfortable being
home alone at night. So definitely yes.
- You know, if you're up too late,
it's like two or three AM and you're like,
"this is when dark things happen."
Sometimes it begins that late. I'm a little uncomfortable.
Maybe that's really my answer. How late is it?
Because if it's too late,
then it feels like it's like the witching hour, you know,
I don't want to be awake for that. Okay.
Next question. You're home alone.
When suddenly you hear a loud crash upstairs,
would you go up to investigate it?
Yes, no, uh... I'm outta there
Now, this is tricky because am I supposed to
just leave or just stay there? You know what?
I'm starting to realize.
I won't survive this film cause I probably would go
investigate. Make sure nothing dropped and broke.
- I'm going to go investigate it
if I'm being honest, a hundred percent.
I'm going to go see what the big crash was.
I will take a stick or take a bat or a something,
but I'm going to go investigate armed.
Do you believe ghosts exist?
Absolutely, I believe ghosts.
Yes, no, I'm not sure.
My answer, without a doubt, yes, ghosts exist.
- I'm gonna go ahead and say no,
not because I'm very adamant about this, but because I,
just can't live with that reality. It's too much energy.
It's too much. So absolutely not.
Have you ever used a Ouija board?
Yes, no, I haven't yet, but I would.
Absolutely, of course I've used a Ouija board.
Last time was in high school,
in the building called masters hall at my school and the
board moved really weird and everyone went running and
screaming and that was the last time I played around with
that nonsense.
- I actually have. I don't remember much about it,
but I know that I have
and I would do it again. So say yes.
- Okay. Your phone rings in the middle of the night.
It's an unfamiliar number and you're not expecting a call.
Do you answer it? Yes, no, who the hell is calling me?
I don't even answer numbers I don't know during the day.
So I absolutely am not answering that call.
Also, I'm not looking at my phone at night,
so absolutely not. That's a full on no.
- Who the hell is calling me,
but I'm still not going to answer it. So I'm not,
I don't want to leave no doubt.
Not answering an unfamiliar phone number.
No time of the day. Let alone late at night.
Have you ever said Candyman into the mirror?
Yes, no, I'm not trying to die.
I have, but I haven't said it five times.
So, a little bit of a trick question.
So, it has a little bit of a yes,
but the answer is I'm not trying to die
because I haven't said it five times.
So your boy got some sense.
- Yeah. I'm not trying to die.
So that's going to be a no for me, dog.
- Do you tend to trip a lot over absolutely nothing
when you run. Yes, no and wow this is specific.
Yes, this is very specific, but I already know
where this is going. The answer is no.
If I get caught in a scary movie,
that's not the way that I'm going down.
I'm gonna put up a fight and I'm gonna run
as fast as I can.
- This is specific, but this is very important
because as a human I'm very clumsy when
I'm just walking around trying to do things.
But when I run, I'm very focused.
So no, I do not trip when I run.
You and your closest friends go away
to a cabin in the middle of nowhere
for the weekend. In the basement,
you find a strange book. Do you read from it?
Yes, no, why did I go into the basement alone?
Again, it's going to be a no for me.
I'm going to leave that book where it is.
I brought my own reading materials.
I have my Kindle, so I'm good.
- Why did I go into the basement alone? That's my answer.
Why did I go into the basement in the first place?
And definitely why did I go into the basement alone?
Next question. Do you lose your car keys a lot,
especially in important moments? Yes, no, I mean, I guess?
I absolutely lose my car keys and my house keys.
And any other keys that you have? I will lose them.
I will always find them, but yes,
I will always lose them.
- No, I've never, I don't lose my keys.
Cause I put them in the same place every day.
I always know where they are. And finally,
do you personally believe that you are prepared
to survive a zombie apocalypse?
Yes, no, I'm as prepped as I'll ever be!
- I think that's my answer.
And that doesn't mean yes. And it doesn't mean no,
but it means that I'm not going to be any
more prepared than I am.
Even if I'm not prepared, you're going to get
what you're going to get.
So I'm as prepared as I'll ever be.
- I've thought about this and I'm absolutely
prepared for a zombie apocalypse.
I know which friends to go find and help.
I know which ones would get me killed.
I know where to go.
Absolutely, I would survive a zombie apocalypse.
- Let's see how I did.
I think I'm gonna make it out this movie.
Yes, I would live!
- So I got: you'd live. Ah, yes!
- I got it. I made it. It wasn't easy,
but I did it.
I am the final girl or boy, or young man.
- You're cool, calm, and collected,
and would keep a level head in this type of horrifying
situation. You definitely live and thrive.
I liked that thriving part. I liked that a lot,
but I'm glad to know this affirms what I already knew about
myself, that I would absolutely survive a horror movie.
- That sounds like me.
I'd be very irritating in a horror situation because
everything will be about logic and
I'd probably be the last to get myself in
some terrible situation. So, I made it.
- Thank you, Buzzfeed, make sure to check out
Candyman in theaters,
- Check it out.