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EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive auction, sources tell Deadline that Netflix has landed the spec Below, which was written by Greg Weidman and Geoff Tock and will be directed by David F. Sandberg. Insiders say the package had half-dozen studios and streamers in the mix for it, with sources saying the spec sold in the…

David F. Sandberg has been shooting the sequel to New Line’s Shazam! for about the past week and today provided a new look at the DC superhero’s new suit. Sandberg has mentioned on social that the character, played by Zachary Levi, was due for a new pair of leotards. “Why is it so dark?” says Shazam in the clip…

After becoming a hit with audiences and a box office success, fanboys and fangirls were thirsty for more of Shazam! with the titular wisecracking teen-who-turns-into-a-grown-adult superhero played Zachary Levi. Warner Bros recognized this and almost immediately set a sequel with screenwriter Henry Gayden and director…

David F. Sandberg shared with fans the trailer for Shazam! 2, a movie that he has yet to shoot. On Saturday the Annabelle: Creation director tweeted a fake teaser to the comic-book movie sequel, complete with dramatic music and film reviews. The reviews, however, aren’t from the usual outlets featured in film…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has acquired the Stephen Herman horror spec script The Culling for Shazam! helmer David F. Sandberg to direct. Sandberg & Lotta Losten will produce via their newly formed Mångata production banner, alongside Good Fear Content’s Chris Bender & Jake Weiner, with Scott Stoops exec producing. A…

EXCLUSIVE: In competitive bidding, Netflix has landed the landed feature film rights to The Unsound, based on the BOOM! Studios' graphic novel by Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) & Jack T. Cole. Shazam! director David F. Sandberg is poised to return to the horror genre, where he helmed Lights Out and Annabell…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains story details about Shazam! It wasn’t that much of a surprise to pick David F. Sandberg as the director of the Warner Bros. adaptation of Shazam! The director is known mostly for his horror fare like Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation but his credits also include short comedy…

Zachary Levi walked onstage Saturday at Comic-Con with a Guinness (which he said Jason Momoa gave him) to introduce the first official trailer for Shazam! It seemed appropriate considering the comedic superhero tone of Warner Bros’ upcoming DC pic, which could very well be the standout movie of the panel…or even all…

Considering it is April Fools’ Day, don’t fall for all the news that’s flowing through your social media feeds. The latest bit of “fooled ya!” news comes from Shazam! helmer David F. Sandberg. The director took to Twitter and posted what seemed like a teaser trailer for Warner Bros’ upcoming adaptation of the DC…

Zachary Levi, most known for his role as the title character in NBC’s Chuck, is now taking on the titular role in New Line’s upcoming DC superhero film Shazam! Directed by David F. Sandberg, the story centers on teenager Billy Batson, who can transform into an adult superhero by saying the name "Shazam!”, which…

With It fever gripping the globe, it’s a good time to be in the Stephen King business and Gaumont Television has today confirmed Deadline’s July scoop that the studio is developing an adaptation of the prolific author’s 2008 novella, N. The story appears in the Just After Sunset collection and the TV version will be…

SATURDAY, UPDATE: New Line/Warner Bros' Annabelle: Creation continued to come alive at the international box office on Friday. Takings were $8.1M on 6,878 screens in 39 markets. That brings the cume on the prequel spinoff to $17.7M through yesterday. This doll is opening to an estimated $36.7M domestically and will be…