David F. Sandberg ‘Done With Superheroes’ After Shazam! 2, Surprised by Reviews
director David F. Sandberg has taken to Twitter to announce he is “definitely done with superheroes for now.”
The director created a thread of tweets outlining his feelings about the sequel’s reviews, his thoughts on the two films, and comic online superhero discourse. Sandberg says that is the lowest Rotten Tomatoes critic score and highest audience score on the same film, that he thinks it’s a good film, and that he’s eager to return to directing horror as he’s “done with superheroes for now.”
He clarifies that he doesn’t regret making the movies, as the experience has been challenging and rewarding and let him work with “some truly amazing people,” though the director states he will be happy to disconnect from the online discourse surrounding superheroes, which stressed him out.
You can read Sandberg’s tweets below:
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.
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.
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