
Directing
David F. Sandberg
Born
1981-01-21 (45)
Place of birth
Jönköping, Sweden
Known for
Directing
Credits
30 titles
David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019) and Until Dawn (2025). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films. He co-founded the production company Mångata.
Known for
7.0A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Shazam!
2019
6.4Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Lights Out
2016
6.4Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023
6.6Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
Annabelle: Creation
2017
6.2One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Until Dawn
2025
NRUnfiltered and unexpected when Bianca Ingrosso invites Swedish and international stars to Sweden's new big talk show - BIANCA.
BIANCA
2022
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
6.4Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023
6.2One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Until Dawn
2025
7.3Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This is the story of The Conjuring, and how the films and their real life inspirations connect behind the scenes.
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020
2010s · 4 titles
7.0A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Shazam!
2019
8.0A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
2015
6.8A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
2016
NRHe’s one of the world’s most iconic superheroes, his influence can be seen across the entire comic book industry, and he is the embodiment of total wish fulfillment. Over the years, he has been known by many names but today he is simply known as.... SHAZAM!
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
2019
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.0A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Shazam!
2019
6.4Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Lights Out
2016
6.4Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023
6.6Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
Annabelle: Creation
2017
6.2One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Until Dawn
2025
6.2One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Until Dawn
2025
Described as a reimagining of the original horror classic.
Untitled Amityville Horror Film
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Described as a reimagining of the original horror classic.
Untitled Amityville Horror Film
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Sequel to Lights Out. Plot TBA.
Lights Out 2
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7.3A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Lights Out
2014
7.3A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Lights Out
2014
7.3A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Lights Out
2014
A young dad's family life becomes terrifyingly unhinged when his 24-year-old mom is unfrozen decades after being cryogenically preserved and comes to live with him.
Mommy's Home
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A young dad's family life becomes terrifyingly unhinged when his 24-year-old mom is unfrozen decades after being cryogenically preserved and comes to live with him.
Mommy's Home
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6.8A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
2016
6.8A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
2016
6.8A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
2016
Two underpaid supermarket employees realize that they should have read the employee manual after encountering a customer from Hell — literally.
A Little Slice of Hell
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6.0A woman finds a beautiful seashell on the beach, and then something unexpected happens...
Call of the Ocean
2025
6.0A woman finds a beautiful seashell on the beach, and then something unexpected happens...
Call of the Ocean
2025
6.0A woman finds a beautiful seashell on the beach, and then something unexpected happens...
Call of the Ocean
2025
6.0An experimental short film about a sex-operated woman in Thailand who faces her life's biggest choice. Should she follow her big love to Canada, or stay in Bangkok and continue to support her family by prostitution?
Ladyboy
2012
