Tag: Josh Trank

Watch Conan Try To Figure Out Why ‘Fantastic Four’ Flopped

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Everyone on planet Earth already knows that Fox’s newly released Fantastic Four reboot is dismal (both in quality, and its box office performance).

Conan found it fairly surprising that the movie didn’t do better. To make viewers understand where he was coming from, he showed off a couple of new clips from the film, showcasing the movie’s incredible special effects, as well as the actors fantastic emotional range.

It’s a great watch, and might just help change your tune on Fantastic Four.

Take a look at the video below, and let us know what you thought of the film! If you’re looking for more Fantastic Four discussion, you should probably check out this week’s episode of Geekscape.

For Some Reason, Fox Is Still ‘Committed’ To ‘Fantastic Four’s Characters

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Well this is interesting.

Fox’s new Fantastic Four film has received nothing but hate since it was announced. Now that the film has finally released, it appears as though all of the negativity (or at least most of it) was warranted (listen to our thoughts on the film via the newest episode of Geekscape), and fans, moviegoers, and keyboard cowboys everywhere have already decided that this new films abhorrent reception and box office performance means that the rights are definitely headed back to Marvel.

Well, apparently not.

The studios chief of domestic distribution, Chris Aronson said the following to THR earlier today regarding the film’s performance, as well as the franchise’ future:

While we’re disappointed, we remain committed to these characters and we have a lot to look forward to in our Marvel universe.

Our Marvel universe. Sure sounds like they’re not ready to give up the ghost just yet, doesn’t it? Constantin Film also has until 2023 to release another Fantastic Four film before rights would revert back to Marvel, so I’m sure we’ll be seeing something from the IP in the coming years.

Have you seen Fantastic Four yet? What did you think? What do you hope happens to the franchise next? Sound out below!

New ‘Fantastic Four’ Clips Introduce, Well, The Fantastic Four!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It’s almost time for Fantastic Four! Sure, we still don’t know if it’ll be better or worse than the abysmal film from 2005 (my guess, much better), but I’m more interested in whether or not director Josh Trank can follow up 2012’s Chronicle with, well, something equally fantastic.

Today, Fox debuted four new clips for the film that introduce us to our heroes. Take a look below!

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The clips each look to have a few seconds of new footage, and though the film has been getting a ton of internet hate (since long before we saw any footage), I think it looks pretty cool.

Are you looking forward to the film? Share your thoughts below! Fantastic Four opens on August 7th!

FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Watch The Final Trailer For ‘Fantastic Four’!

by Bigyanks

20th Century Fox has released the last trailer for their upcoming film, Fantastic Four, due out on August 7, 2015.

The last trailer gives us a couple of new scenes including a clip of just how smart Reed Richards was as a kid when his experiment blacks out his whole neighborhood. What a rascal.

The films stars Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Jamie Bell as ol’ blue eyes The Thing , and Toby Kebbell as Doctor Doom.

Are you looking forward to the film? What did you think of this final trailer? Sound out below!

Josh Trank Departing ‘Star Wars Anthology’ Film

by Bigyanks

In statements released on starwars.com, Josh Trank (“Fantastic Four”, “Chronicle”) is no longer going to be directing the second standalone Star Wars Anthology film.

Trank released a statement saying:

“After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a different path. I’ve put a tremendous amount of thought into this, and I know deep down in my heart that I want to pursue some original creative opportunities. That said, the Star Universe has always been one of my biggest influences, and I couldn’t be more excited to witness its future alongside my millions of fellow Star Wars fans. I want to thank my friends Kathleen Kennedy, Kiri Hart, Simon Kinberg, and everyone at Lucasfilm and Disney for the amazing opportunity to have been a part of this. May the Force be with you all.”

Lucasfilm Vice-President of Development Kiri Hart said:

“It was a privilege to collaborate with Josh. We are grateful for the energy and love of Star Wars that he brought to the process, and we wish him all the best.”

Not knowing any information about the movie it’s hard to have any feelings about his his departure. One also has to wonder if this will cause any delays in their release date plans.

So with the departure of Josh, who will be called upon to helm the project? Who do you guys think would be good fit?

‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer #2: Meet Doctor Doom

by Bigyanks

The second Fantastic Four trailer is out and it is full of team action. We get more scenes of the full on rock and rollin’ The Thing, getting ready for some serious clobbering. The trailer also serves as our first official look at Toby Kebbell as the villianous Doctor Doom.

Fantastic Four stars Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Kate Mara. As Sue Storm, and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm.

Get Your First Glimpse of Jamie Bell as The Thing!

by Karson

Well, whether you’ve been looking forward to it or not, we finally get our first look at Jamie Bell as The Thing in Josh Trank’s film reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise.

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Bell wore a motion-capture suit for the role and the end result looks much more convincing than Michael Chiklis’ costume from the 2005 and 2007 movies.

Are you excited for another Fantastic Four movie? Will you be there when it hits theatres August 7th or are you just going to stay home and watch The Incredibles again instead? Let us know in the comments below.

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Check Out Four New Stills From Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Following the film’s first teaser trailer from all the way back in January, TotalFilm has just debuted four new stills from Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four.

It’s been a long road for the controversial film, but I have to say that I’m looking forward to seeing Trank’s vision for the team. I was a big fan of Chronicle, so it’ll be great to see if he has another gem in him. In any case, this looks nothing like the previous Fantastic Four films, which can only be a good thing (and it really couldn’t be worse, could it?)

Take a look at the stills below, and let us know if you’re looking forward to the film. Fantastic Four hits theatres on August 7th.

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FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Source: TotalFilm

The Teaser Trailer For ‘Fantastic Four’ Is Finally Here!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The long awaited teaser trailer for the controversial and heavily bashed Fantastic Four reboot is finally here… and we (or I , at least) actually kind of dig it (more than that Ant-Man trailer anyways).

The trailer shows our heroes in various facets of life before they become, well, fantastic, and then science happens, things go wrong, and superpowers are gained. It all looks very dark and ominous (which didn’t work for The Amazing Spider-Man, but definitely looks as though it could work here), and I really can’t wait to see more.

I also absolutely loved Josh Trank’s previous film, Chronicle, so this one gets points for having him involved. In any case, this looks nothing like the previous Fantastic Four films, which can only be a good thing (and it really couldn’t be worse, could it?)

Take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you think! Fantastic Four hits theatres on August 7th!

They’ve also released some interesting commentary along with the trailer:

FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

‘Chronicle’s Josh Trank To Direct ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Film

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Chronicle and the new The Fantastic Four director Josh Trank has just found his next film.

A few weeks back, LucasFilm announced that Godzilla director Gareth Edwards would helm one of the planned Star Wars spinoff films, and today Trank was tapped to direct another. Unlike Edwards’ film, we don’t know when this one is slated to hit theatres, and just like Edwards’ film, we have no idea who this one’s about.

Here’s the announcement, straight from StarWars.com:

In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney continue development of multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. The newest director to come on board is Josh Trank.

 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Josh into the family,” says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. “He is such an incredible talent and has a great imagination and sense of innovation. That makes him perfectly suited to Star Wars, and for this new slate of movies that reach beyond the core characters and storylines of Episodes I through IX.”

 

Trank states, “The magic of the Star Wars Universe defined my entire childhood. The opportunity to expand on that experience for future generations is the most incredible dream of all time.”

 

Trank captured imaginations worldwide with his critically lauded directorial debutChronicle, a fresh and engaging take on the superhero genre. Trank is currently at work on The Fantastic Four for 20th Century Fox.

What do you think of Trank taking on one of these films? Which character do you hope he focusses on? Sound out below!

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Toby Kebbell In Talks For ‘Fantastic Four’s Doctor Doom

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The upcoming Fantastic Four reboot’s controversial cast was revealed back in February, announcing our new heroes, but leaving out our new villain (both in character and actor).

According to Variety, The East and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes star Toby Kebbell is in negotiations to play Doctor Doom in the upcoming film. I’m sure that most of us had guessed that Doctor Doom would be the film’s antagonist, and… it looks like we were right and that Fox isn’t taking any more chances with the film.

We’ll be sure to let you know when it’s official, and to fill you in on any more Fantastic Four news as it surfaces.

Are you looking forward to the film? Why or why not? Sound out below!

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The ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Cast Has Been Revealed!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: With less that a year and a half until the film is scheduled to hit theatres, the cast of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot has reportedly been revealed.

According to Variety, final deals are still being completed (and one actor hasn’t received one yet), but if everything goes according to plan,  the new Fantastic Four will consist of:

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Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch.

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Kate Mara as the Invisible Woman.

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Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm.

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Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic.

Variety also states that the reboot will be based on the Ultimate Fantastic Four series. Next up, who do you want to play the villain, and who do you want that villain to be? Sound out below!

Fantastic Four hits theatres on June 19th, 2015!

Michael B. Jordan Could Be Up For The Human Torch Role In Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’

by Shawn Madden

Director Josh Trank may be looking re-unite with Chronicle star Michael B. Jordan for his upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Website The Wrap reports that the actor may be in talks to play the role of Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch in the film. While 20th Century Fox has declined to comment on this news, “numerous individuals” close to the production have reportedly told the site that the actor has had multiple meetings with the studio and has a good relationship with the director from their work on Chronicle.

Of course there’s going to be an issue with fans regarding the actors skin color, but wouldn’t you rather have talent in a role rather than worry about the character being “white in the comics”? This isn’t official casting news and is most likely just an option that Fox are considering at the moment but Jordan is actually an excellent actor that could bring an fresh and interesting new spin on the character. Production is set to begin on the film in a few months, so we should expect some official casting news to get revealed very soon.

Fantastic Four is set to hit theaters March 5th, 2015

Source:  The Wrap

Allison Williams Up For The Role Of Sue Storm In Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’

by Shawn Madden

Production is set to begin in June on Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, but we’ve yet to hear about any casting news for the 20th Century Fox film. However, we now have the first news regarding someone being up for a role in the film. Deadline reports that Girls star Allison Williams is on a short list for the upcoming reboot of Marvel’s first family.

“I’ve heard Williams is also on the short for the Fantastic Four reboot, which is in the very early talking stage.”

While the site doesn’t specify what role the actress is up for, it is more than likely that she is being considered for the role of Sue Storm/Invisible Woman. This doesn’t mean she is in negotiations for the role, just that she is currently being considered. If production is really set to begin in June, we should expect to start hearing some solid casting news regarding the project very soon.

Fantastic Four is set to hit theaters March 5th, 2015

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Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ To Start Shooting This September

by Shawn Madden

There’s not a lot known at the moment when it comes to Josh Trank’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. We do know that the film is set to hit theaters March 15, 2015 and that Matthew Vaughn is producing. However, it has now been revealed that the Fox film will start filming in Vancouver in just a few short months. A Vancouver native tweeted this information and was re-tweeted by OLV (a well known source for filming locations):
 


 

With filming set to start in just roughly five months on the film, we should expect to start hearing casting announcements regarding the project very soon.

Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Script To Get Polish From Seth Grahame-Smith

by Shawn Madden

With Matthew Vaughn joining the Josh Trank-directed adaptation of Fantastic Four as a producer, production on the film is definitely moving forward. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, best-selling author and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith, the writer behind Pride And Prejudice And Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was recently tapped to polish the screen play for the film, which was originally penned by Jeremy Slater.

 

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In addition, THR also reports that Josh Trank is aiming for a “grounded superhero and sci-fi” approach to the reboot of Marvel’s first family and will delve deep into the comics mythology. Perhaps we will see The Mole Man in the film, who was the first villain that the superheroes encountered in the comics. While I can’t talk about it quite yet, I do know a little about Fox’s upcoming plans for their Marvel properties and there’s some exciting things ahead that include The Fantastic Four. Expect even more news regarding the project to start popping up over the next few months.

 

The Fantastic Four is scheduled to hit theaters on March, 6, 2015.

 

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‘Hanna’ Writer Seth Lochhead To Pen Sony’s ‘Shadow Of Colossus’ Film Adaptation

by Shawn Madden

Sony has tapped Seth Lochhead, who co-wrote the film Hanna, to work on their upcoming adaptation of the critically acclaimed video game Shadow Of The Colossus. Josh Trank (Chronicle) is currently attached to direct the film and will oversee the writing of the script. The original draft of the script was written by Justin Marks back in 2009.

The story of Shadow Of The Colossus deals with a young man who thinks his lover has died, and desperate to bring her back, he makes a deal with a demon resurrect her – but only if he slays 16 giant creatures known as Colossi first. There is currently no casting or release date for the film.

Source: THR

Fox’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Coming To Theaters In 2015

by Shawn Madden

Add one more comic book adaptation coming to theaters in 2015. 20th Century Fox already has The Wolverine and X-Men: Days Of Future Past on their way, and now they’ve set a release date for the their next big-screen Marvel adaptation. The Josh Trank (Chronicle) helmed reboot of Marvel’s First Family will be coming to theaters March, 6, 2015!

In addition to this release date, Fox has also announced that The Wolverine, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and the upcoming Percy Jackson sequel will all be released in 3D. The upcoming reboot is being penned by Jeremy Slater, who has promised a take on the franchise that the “fans deserve”. With a release date now set for the film and production to begin in 2014 (in order to keep the rights to the film), expect casting to begin even sooner than many had expected.

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Josh Trank Looking At Jack Kirby & Stan Lee Material As Inspiration For ‘Fantastic Four’

by Shawn Madden

One of Mark Millar’s project that he will oversee for Fox will be the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four. Josh Trank has been attached to direct the upcoming film, and Millar has stated thats Trank’s Chronicle was his favorite superhero film last year, and is excited to see what the director will bring to the table.

“You can tell from Chronicle that it was a new way of looking at superheroes, and I think he’s going to apply that same slightly skewed way of looking at heroes to the Fantastic Four, but do it in a way that feels incredibly reverential to the Kirby and Lee stuff.”

Millar went on state that for the Fantastic Four to work properly it really has to be done with the Lee and Kirby prospective. While the current trend for comic movies is to give them a darker feel, don’t expect that one from Marvel’s fantastic family.

“I don’t think you could do Fantastic Four and try and make it grim and gritty.”

It appears that Millar and Trank are going after a different approach than the current trend of movies. I’m pretty excited to see what the two combined can come up with. And I know for one thing that I hope this means we will get the Mole Man, The Moloids and his creatures on the big screen.

Source: SFX via ComicBook.com

Max Landis Talks Chronicle Sequel, Frankenstein And Untitled Disney Project

by Shawn Madden

Today at Comikaze Max Landis hosted a panel where he revealed a few details about his upcoming Frankenstein project, a yet unannounced Disney movie and the upcoming sequel to Chronicle. Or should we say sequels?

“Did you guys like Chronicle? Well, Chronicle 2 is going to be even better.”

Landis also, even though doing it on accident, confirmed there are not only plans for a sequel but a third movie. He also revealed that they would be sticking to the found footage for the next movies. Landis stated that he “didn’t really show us anything” meaning that there may be more to the first movie than we originally saw because we only saw what Andrew showed us.

In the sequel we won’t be seeing any new characters with powers and we should possibly expect to have some different opinions on characters from the first film. Andrew’s dad may return but re-writes may see that change.

Landis also spoke about his upcoming Frankenstein project and assures that his Frankenstein is the best work he’s ever written and that it’s “not a monster movie”. He went on to talk about how Igor isn’t actually in the books or movies and how he’s going to include him in the movie because people are already expecting it.

“Instead of making the accurate version. What if I write a version that everyone already thinks exists. And I do the best cool version of it.”

“Igor is the main character. Hey guys, Igor may be Daniel Radcliff.”

Landis also revealed that his untitled project for Disney that he’s working on is Space Mountain. Yup, you read that right. Like the ride. It’s something that Disney has never done before…oh, wait. Let’s just not use Johnny Depp in this one too okay guys?

Geekscape Casts: The Fantastic Four!

by Shawn Madden

With Jeremy Slater currently writing a script and Josh Trank attached to direct the movie, it definitely seems that we will be seeing The Fantastic Four hitting the big screen again soon. But who should play the iconic Marvel characters? Who should they go head to head with? Us at Geekscape have some ideas…

Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Andrew Lincoln)

Now, I know he may not be able to take time out of his busy schedule with The Walking Dead. But if Lincoln could I think he would a great choice for Reed as well as drawing plenty of fans of The Walking Dead in.

Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman (Chalize Theron)

Let’s keep it real ladies and gentlemen…we all want a sexy Sue Storm right? But we also want her to be kind of a bad ass. Who better than Charlize Theron to accomplish that?

Ben Grimm/The Thing (Joel Edgerton)

If the picture above doesn’t sell you then you may want to go watch Warrior. Edgerton is a great actor, looks the part and definitely has the body type.  The Thing should definitely be motion capture this time around versus being live action because that one really didn’t work out last time.

Johnny Storm/The Human Torch (Garrett Hedlund)

We’ve already seen him do the young and rebellious role before. He did a great job at it so why not let him do it again?

So, we have our team. Now who should we see as the fantastic family’s first villan?

Harvey Rupert Elder/The Mole Man (Eddie Marsan)

Wait, I am NOT making Dr. Doom the first villain the Fantastic Four go against? Yes, you read that correct. Because in the comics the first villain that they go head to head with is The Mole Man. And much like The Amazing Spider-Man I think we should have a few villains establishing the team while we have Doom in the background until it’s finally time to bring him in much like The Amazing Spider-Man is doing with Norman Osborn. And on that note…

Victor Von Doom pre-Dr. Doom (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)

Not only is he in the same age range as Andrew Lincoln (making sure of that due to them attending the same university together) but have you ever seen Meyers on The Tudors? Trust me when I say that if anyone out there is perfect to play a young Victor Von Doom it is this guy. Why not have him just be Dr. Doom you say? Because what we need is to establish that character. Make him interesting as we see his descent into madness. We don’t need to jump straight to the man in the mask until we know who the man is.

Would you see this Fantastic Four on the big screen? Or do you have anyone you would rather see in these roles? Sound off in the box below!

Jeremy Slater Attached To Write ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot

by Shawn Madden

Only days after announcing that they were moving forward with the Josh Trank helmed reboot it appears Fox has a writer penning out the script. A young up and coming writer named Jeremy Slater has been attached to the film.

According to The Hollywood Reporter:

Fox is really hustling with its Fantastic Four reboot.

‘Chronicle’ Director Josh Trank on His Surprising Success, Possible Sequel
Just days after putting Chronicle director Josh Trank on the project, the studio is finalizing a deal to have Jeremy Slater write the script.

David Slade Leaves ‘Daredevil’. Josh Trank Officially Moving Forward On ‘Fantastic Four’

by Shawn Madden

While FOX may have no big announcements at this years Comic-Con we do have some news for you. It seems David Slade has walked away from ‘Daredevil’ due to his commitment to direct the ‘Hannibal’ pilot. This is good news for Marvel Studios due to FOX is now facing a fall deadline to begin shooting or the rights for the character revert back to Marvel. FOX may get a new director rush this film out to hold on to the rights though and once again leave us with a not so good taste in our mouths. ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance’ received similar treatment.

FOX is also finally moving forward with the reboot of ‘Fantastic Four’ with Josh Trank (‘Chronicle’) attached to direct. Trank has apparently put all of his other projects on hold to  make this movie first and it may go into production next spring in order to see a 2014 release.

 

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‘Venom’ Movie Moving Forward. Will It Tie-In To ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’?

by Shawn Madden

With recent rumors of Josh Trank (‘Chronicle’) being attached to direct it seems Sony is moving forward with the solo movie for Eddie Brock. There had been a script in development ever since ‘Spider-Man 3’ but worry not about it having any form of ties to that movie at all. With the reboot of Peter Parker’s story they will apparently be doing the same with Brock. TheHollywood recently spoke with Avi Arad and Matthew Tolmach about the project.

“It’s an Eddie Brock story,” said Arad. “We want to be as close to the comics as possible. Especially in Eddie Brock’s story. But again, pseudo-science is becoming science. All these tidbits about webs, artificial webs, is a huge industry now. Spiderwebs have unique qualities that will be huge for communications, fibers, and so forth. So we have taken the approach that we want to make the huge amazing movie about Eddie.” Tolmach adds, “He was a journalist. He had the wrong story, he got in trouble for it, he got fired. The whole essence to us for the Marvel characters. Stay close to the bible, stay close to the emotional story, and the rest is fun.”

And while this will be a standalone movie (cue fanboys crying about how we can’t have this without Spidey wearing the symbiote first) it will apparently have some ties to ‘The Amazing Spider-man’. Tolmach said “Look for the worlds to make sense with one another.”

Chronicle Director Josh Trank Tasked To Bring Shadow of The Colossus To The Big Screen

by MoreLikeAndy

After Chronicle became a huge success, Sony Pictures has taken notice in the talents of director Josh Trank and signed him on to try to do the impossible, make a video game movie that doesn’t suck.

That is going to be a hard task since Shadow of the Colossus is a cult favorite among gamers and they will be sure to point out any little mistake Trank makes. Even being a fan of the game himself, Josh Trank has a daunting project on his hands.

At least he will get a new writer since the one that was hired back in 2009 didn’t do so well with Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, the failed Voltron movie, and Masters of the Universe.

Chronicle Director In Talks For Big Screen Version of Marvel’s Venom

by Eric Diaz

Arguably the best super hero movie on the year so far has been first time director Josh Trank’s Chronicle, which wasn’t even based on any actual comic books and was an original property. Even before Chronicle came out to rave reviews and good box office, there was talk that Fox wanted Trank to helm their upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Tranks denied all of these rumors, but it looks like there might be another comic book style movie he is doing instead: Venom

According to the Los Angeles Times, it appears Josh Trank is being eyed to do a big screen version of the classic Spider-Man villan for Sony. Sony own the movie rights to Spider-Man and all related characters, including Venom. A Venom film has been simmering at the back burner at the studios, dating back at least to 2008 and going back before plans for this years’s newly rebooted Spidey franchise. Gary Ross negotiated to direct a Venom film back in 2009 but moved on to other projects, including the upcoming “Hunger Games.”Screenwiter Jacob Estes wrote a draft of a “Venom” script several years ago, but producers are seeking a new writer for the project. Apparently, the Ross version had Venom as less a villain and more an antihero, much as he was in the late 90’s Marvel comics. You know, the ones everyone hated.

The question is. will this tie in to the upcoming reboot of Spider-Man, or somehow divorce Venom from the Spider-Man mythology all together? The latter seems stupid, but unless somehow Eddie Brock is introduced in the next movie as well as the symbiote, I’m not surehow this is going to all work. Personally,  I would have much preferred Trank’s take on the Fantastic Four than Venom, as that is the one Marvel property that has never really been done justice yet. All the other Marvel Icons can at least count one to two really good movies to their names.

Chronicle director Josh Trank looks to be leaving Fox for Sony, and trading in the FF for a played out Spidey villain.