Who knows, given Sandberg’s apparent affection for the Annabelle doll, maybe he will even find a way to give her a cameo in Billy Batson’s origin story as the DCEU’s magic-based hero?
As long as we never have to spend a night in his guest room, we can’t wait to see what he does next.
David F. Sandberg’s remarks to USA Today about his personal use of the Annabelle: Creation stunt doll only add to the growing sense that, despite his pedigree as an up-and-coming horror master, the guy likes to have fun.
He’s a man who knows how to deliver the thrills and screams when the genre calls for it, but he will get a chance to put this more playful sensibility on full display with his work on Shazam.