Shazam Director Quits Franchise & DC Films

David F. Sandberg, the director of Shazam! and Shazam! : Fury of the Gods, took to social media today in order to respond to the underwhelming critical and financial reception that his latest film has received.

Sandberg stated that while he does not regret working on the Shazam! films, it will be a relief to step away from superheroes and the toxic online discourse that accompanies them. He promised a return to the horror films that brought him his early success. Sandberg also stated that while he does not regret working on the Shazam! films, he will return to the horror films that brought him his early success.

"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," Sandberg said in a Twitter thread. "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. 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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