David F. Sandberg

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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.

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The Mask (Reboot)

Stanley Ipkiss buys a mask from an oddities store for his girlfriend, Katherine. On his way out, he is accosted and attacked by a biker gang known as The Butchers. As Stanley drives home after the attack, he fantasises about getting even with the gang in various brutal ways. The mask starts talking to him telling him to "waste" the biker gang. Stanley puts this off to feeling upset after the attack. He gives the mask to Katherine and goes to bed.

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