Shazam 2 director David F Sandberg says he is done with superhero films

Shazam and Shazam 2 director David F Sandberg opened up about his work on superhero films. David F. Sandberg took to social media and spoke about future of his directorial career in light of Shazam’s lukewarm global box office collection. director said that he is ‘definitely done’ with superheroes. 

Sandberg wrote on Twitter that he received lowest critic score on Rotten Tomatoes in his career. At same time, Shazam 2 was his first film with highest audience score he has ever received on platform. director n added that he would like to get back into making horror films and leave superhero genre altoger after six years.

He said in a follow-up tweet that he does t regret making Shazam films, as he learned from experience and worked with “some truly amazing people.” Swedish filmmaker added that experiences of directing films were challenging, albeit helpful. He also added that online superhero discourse “stresses” him out a lot, and he wanted to distance himself from it. 

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Prior to directing Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of Gods, Sandberg was behind likes of horror films such as Conjuring spin-off Annabelle: Creation and Lights Out. director’s d to horror genre could mean that he could be getting back to directing Lights Out 2. However, he said during an interview last year that re were plans for film. Shazam! Fury of Gods is currently in atres.