Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a superhero movie hitting theaters at a very strange time. We know that a whole new slate of DC movies and series are on the way, and it’s unclear what, if any, future the current Shazam! franchise has there. The one thing that we do know for sure is that director David F. Sandberg is done with the series, and while he doesn’t regret making superhero films, he’s also glad to be moving on.
The first Shazam! film was a critical and audience favorite, but the sequel hasn’t done quite as well. The movie did open at number one at the domestic box office this past weekend, but with an anemic $30 million. Having said that, David F. Sandberg took to Twitter to point out that the movie has the best Rotten Tomatoes audience score of his career, even if it also has the worst critics score. Sandberg said goodbye to superhero movies on Twitter, adding...
