And it actually got some traction in Sweden, you know, got some views, and people seem to really like it. And I put it up on YouTube, because I had just gotten an account there because it was like, I didn't even know what it was. I mean, it was actually barely even animated. And then when I got back home, it's like, I still want to do something. This was during the winter, and it was so cold that we gave up after just shooting a couple of shots. And my first real animated short, was something I made after I was going to do a horror movie with some friends in Sweden. And then, as I was in my early 20s, or something like that, I really started messing around with it, because it was something I could do all by myself. And you know what, comic books and stuff like that. It was actually a necessity, like I've always liked drawing. What what what was what drew you no pun intended to animation, when you first started out, Now, you also did a lot of animated shorts. And by the way, everyone listening all five season will be on Disney plus coming next month. I'm a little older than you, but we're similar vintages, the Muppet Show. I've had certain other interests but movies have always been the same.Īnd let's give a shout out to the Muppet Show. So it's like, do they everyone just pause at a certain moment, and then they move it around? And then they do it again? Like I'm trying to figure out like, how does that work? multi camera? No, so it's always been my Golden's always been what I've wanted to do. And when they were changing angles, I was like, how do they do that? Because I only knew like having one camera. And they had this thing where they had a musical number. And then I remember watching the Muppets as a kid. And one of my early sort of memories, I remember, because I was playing around with my dad's video camera and like, Okay, this is how it works. And I've always been sort of fascinated about how it works and how to do it. I mean, I've always been fascinated by movies and always wanted to make movies like since I was very, like, I think my dad bought a video camera when I was. So first things first, why did you decide to be a filmmaker? Like what made you want to come into this ridiculous business? And I wanted to kind of talk shop with you for a little bit. Is the thank you so much for being on the show. But um, yeah, well, man, I'm doing I'm doing I'm better than I should. I'm as good as I can be in this insane world that we live in. I'd like to welcome the show David Sandberg man. Thaddeus Sivana. Shazam! was a box office smash.ĭavid and I discuss his days making short films, which he still makes on the side, working in the studio system, his filmmaking philosophy, how he could afford a place to stay in Los Angeles while he was in pre-production on Lights Ou t and what it takes to make it as a filmmaker in today’s world.Įnjoy my conversation with David F. The studio Gods were pleased with David because he was offered New Line Cinema’s Shazam!, the origin story that stars Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”) as the titular DC Super Hero, along with Asher Angel (TV’s “Andi Mack”) as Billy Batson, and Mark Strong (the “Kingsman” movies) in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. That film went on to make over $300 million at the box office with a $15 million budget. The film stars Teresa Palmer (“Triple 9”) as Rebecca Gabriel Bateman (“Annabelle”) as Martin Billy Burke (the “Twilight” franchise) as Martin’s father, Paul Alexander DiPersia (“Forever”) as Rebecca’s boyfriend, Bret and Maria Bello (“Prisoners”) as Sophie.Īfter the success of Lights Out he tackled the horror prequel Annabelle Creation. But this time, as Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives are in danger…once the lights go out. A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has reemerged. Growing up, she was never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out…and now her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety. When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. The feature version of the film was made for $5 million and grossed $150 million at the box office.
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