K.T Simpson
Following the lackluster performance of his Shazam! Fury of the Gods at the box office this weekend (it took in only $30.5 million in the US, not a lot considering the film cost $110-125 million and $100 million to market), director David F.Sandberg tells Twitter followers he’s done with superhero films – for the time being, anyway.
“On Rotten Tomatoes I just got my lowest critic score and my highest audience score on the same film. I wasn’t expecting a repeat of the first movie critically but I was still a little surprised because I think it’s a good film. Oh well. As I’ve been saying for a while now I’m very eager to go back to horror (as well as trying some new things). After six years of Shazam I’m definitely done with superheroes for now.”
Sandberg, who cut his teeth working on horror films Annabelle : Creation and Lights Out, says he’s not disowning the film.
“Just to be clear, I don’t regret even for a second making the Shazam movies. I’ve learned so much and gotten to work with some truly amazing people. Will forever be grateful that I got to direct two of these! They’ve been very challenging but valuable experiences. One thing I’ve really been looking forward to is disconnecting from the superhero discourse online. A lot of that stresses me out so much and it will be nice not having to think about that anymore.”
