Shazam! Director Says He Received Death Threats From Fans Following Fury Of The Gods' Release
Before joining the Shazam! franchise, filmmaker David F. Sandberg was best known for horror projects like Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation.
He brought some of those horror sensibilities to that first DC movie courtesy of the Seven Deadly Sins, and 2019's Shazam! remains one of the best-reviewed Dceu releases. Shazam! Fury of the Gods, however, was a critical and commercial flop when it followed four years later.
The sequel utilised newly created villains rather than making good on that Mister Mind tease, but included a big Dceu cameo courtesy of Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Despite that, Fury of the Gods didn't resonate with fans or moviegoers, and Sandberg quickly moved on to adapt PlayStation horror game, Until Dawn.
However, his Shazam! experience very nearly put him off working on another popular IP.
"What I loved about the script [is] that it wasn't trying to recreate the game," Sandberg started. "Trying to condense 10 hours into two,...
He brought some of those horror sensibilities to that first DC movie courtesy of the Seven Deadly Sins, and 2019's Shazam! remains one of the best-reviewed Dceu releases. Shazam! Fury of the Gods, however, was a critical and commercial flop when it followed four years later.
The sequel utilised newly created villains rather than making good on that Mister Mind tease, but included a big Dceu cameo courtesy of Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Despite that, Fury of the Gods didn't resonate with fans or moviegoers, and Sandberg quickly moved on to adapt PlayStation horror game, Until Dawn.
However, his Shazam! experience very nearly put him off working on another popular IP.
"What I loved about the script [is] that it wasn't trying to recreate the game," Sandberg started. "Trying to condense 10 hours into two,...
- 4/24/2025
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