Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, Shazam first appeared in Fawcett Comics’ Whiz Comics #2.
Sandberg, who made his feature film debut with Light Out (based on his own original short), is also the director behind Warner Bros.‘ upcoming Annabelle 2.
Horror fans can likely take away from this news that the August 11 The Conjuring sequel spinoff sequel is looking solid at the studio.