Though David F. Sandberg may be performed with superhero films, he nonetheless has some blockbusters in him.
The Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) director revealed that he obtained “dying threats” over his work on the DCEU franchise, which almost pressured him to surrender IP-based films earlier than his upcoming online game horror adaptation Till Daybreak, which premieres Friday.
“What I beloved in regards to the script [is] that it wasn’t attempting to recreate the sport,” he instructed GamesRadar+. “Making an attempt to condense 10 hours into two, or one thing like that. However it’s scary nonetheless, although we’re doing a brand new factor.”
Sandberg continued, “I imply, to be trustworthy, followers can get very, very loopy and really offended with you. You may get, like, dying threats and the whole lot so after Shazam 2, I used to be like, ‘I by no means wanna do one other IP-based film as a result of it’s simply not value it.’ However then I used to be despatched this script, and I used to be like, ‘Ah, this may be a lot enjoyable to do, to do all these sorts of horrors? I sort of must do it, and hope that the folks see what we’re attempting to do and prefer it.’”
After Fury of the Gods earned Sandberg his “lowest critic rating” on Rotten Tomatoes at 49%, Sandberg mentioned he was “a little bit stunned” on the detrimental response to the sequel.
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“As I’ve been saying for some time now I’m very keen to return to horror (in addition to attempting some new issues),” wrote Sandberg on Twitter on the time. “After six years of Shazam, I’m undoubtedly performed with superheroes for now.”
Shazam! star Zachary Levi was additionally confused on the “insanely unkind” opinions, expressing doubt in one other installment of the superhero franchise.
