Shazam Director Didn't Want to Make Another IP-Based Movie After 'Very, Very Crazy' Backlash to Shazam, but Returned for Until Dawn Adaptation

David F. Sandberg Said No More IP Films After "Very Crazy" Fan Reactions To 'Shazam 2', But 'Until Dawn' Brought Him Back In

Billy Batson (Zachary Levi) returns from the dead thanks to some help from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), DC Studios According to former DCEU director David F. Sandberg, the backlash he received from certain fans over his work on Shazam! Fury of the Gods got so extreme that he ultimately chose to not only swear off any future superhero projects, but IP films all together – that was, until he read the script for the …

Shazam Director Didn't Want to Make Another IP-Based Movie After 'Very, Very Crazy' Backlash to Shazam, but Returned for Until Dawn Adaptation

You probably never thought you’d see Shazam! and Shazam: Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg helm another IP film or franchise ever again — and honestly, he didn’t either. But now that his new film Until Dawn is about to arrive in theaters, he’s reflecting on the “very, very crazy” backlash surrounding his previous DC Cinematic Universe flops and what made him agree to return to the world of IP. "What I loved about the script [is] that i…

CAN THEY “SURVIVE UNTIL DAWN?” UNTIL DAWN SCREENING COMPETITIONS TEST THE STAMINA OF HARDCORE HORROR FANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

The film, from Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions, follows a group of friends who are forced to relive the same night over and over…unless they can survive until dawn. In a twisted celebration of the upcoming Screen Gems film Until Dawn, diehard fans in eight U.S. cities will face off in the ultimate horror endurance challenge: stay awake until dawn, through an all-night marathon of the film on repeat…or be disqualified from the competition…

Shazam director swore he'd never do another IP movie again after "crazy" backlash from DC fans, but Until Dawn's script was just too good to pass up: "I had to do it"

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UNTIL DAWN Hosts Twisted Screening Competitions To See Who Can Survive The Longest

Sony Pictures is hosting a screening competition to celebrate the release of UNTIL DAWN, challenging audiences to survive the night for a chance at glory.

UNTIL DAWN Screening Competition to Test the Stamina of Hardcore Horror Fans

In a twisted celebration of the upcoming Screen Gems film Until Dawn, diehard fans in eight U.S. cities will face off in the ultimate horror endurance challenge: stay awake until dawn, through an all-night marathon of the film on repeat. During repeat viewings of the movie, participants are not allowed to doze off, take bathroom […] The post UNTIL DAWN Screening Competition to Test the Stamina of Hardcore Horror Fans appeared first on Boxoffice.