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Shazam director swore he'd never do another IP-based 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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Shazam director swore he'd never do another IP-based 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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  • At the time of its release the first Shazam film was solid and generally fit in the "good" section of the DCEU.

    However by the time Shazam 2 came out it was bad and generally fit in the "bad" section of the DCEU.

    I don't think Shazam 2 was poorly directed, but the story didn't work at all and was ultimately a mess. So with that, it's difficult to blame anyone other than the director.

    I'm glad Sandberg is taking another swing at something big because they seem like a nice person and I think they can do a good job.

    • Apparently (according to the actors involved and some behind the scenes nonsense) some of the story problems in Shazam 2 are actually The Rocks fault.

      The movie was supposed to be more connected to DC but The Rock wanted to have Black Adam be the face of the franchise so he severed any real connections and had them dance around it in a really awkward way.

      I really don't think that having the movie be less clunky when it comes to the rest of the franchise would've fixed it but I also don't see how having to dance around your own franchise would've helped the movie or been a good experience for the director.

    • that sounds like you need to blame the writers and producers more than the director to me

      • I would but I don't have the inside knowledge. For all I know the director made exactly what they intended and that was apparently terrible. Maybe they cut scenes, maybe they added unnecessary scenes, maybe there was push from the studio.

        Ultimately a film is what the director creates. If the writing wasn't good it's up to them to figure something out how to improve it. If the producers try and force changes it's up to the director to either make them fit or convince them otherwise.

        Obviously you pick your battles and a film is a collaborative project, but the director is the captain, they guide the ship, they guide the film.

  • An Until Dawn movie? The game was already heavily inspired by horror films, but isn't the main point the choices you make? Might as well juet slap a let's play up there imo.

    • From the trailer I saw it actually seems to integrate that in the movie, they die repeatedly and come back to life and are aware that they have to survive Until Dawn(tm) (roll credits) by making the right choices

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