History Creator / JoshTrank

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Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Franchise/Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects. Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank then distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared from movie industry talks.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects. Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank then distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared from movie industry talks.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his ties to Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank then distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared from movie industry talks.

However, in the years since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Capone'', focuses on notorious gangster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his ties to Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank then distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared of movie industry talks.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his ties to Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank then distanced himself from the movie.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his ties to Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which was critically panned and also [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared.

However, in the years since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Josh Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Capone'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life.

However, in the years since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Josh Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Capone'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life while interred at Alcatraz, and features an AllStarCast which includes the likes of Creator/TomHardy, Creator/LindaCardellini and Creator/KyleMacLachlan, among others. While it's unlikely that Trank will work on another big-budget movie anytime soon, it appears as though his passion for smaller movies might just win out.

* ''Capone'' (2020)

However, in the years since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Josh Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Fonzo'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life while interred at Alcatraz, and features an AllStarCast which includes the likes of Creator/TomHardy, Creator/LindaCardellini and Creator/KyleMacLachlan, among others. While it's unlikely that Trank will work on another big-budget movie anytime soon, it appears as though his passion for smaller movies might just win out.

* ''Capone'' (2020)

* ''Film/{{Fonzo}}'' (TBA)

* ''Film/{{Fonzo}}'' (2019)

Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', and -- perhaps more infamously -- its follow-up ''Film/FantasticFour2015'', with each film representing his meteoric rise and subsequent fall in prominence.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his ties to Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip.[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly [[ExecutiveMeddling overhauled by Fox itself]], but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which [[BoxOfficeBomb failed at the box office]]. Trank distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared.

Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', and -- perhaps more infamously -- its follow-up ''Film/FantasticFour2015'', with each film representing his meteoric rise subsequent and fall in prominence.

Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', and -- perhaps more infamously -- its follow-up ''Film/FantasticFour2015'', with each film representing his meteoric rise and fall in prominence.

''Chronicle'', his directorial debut, put his name on the map with an inventive take on the {{Found Footage|Films}} genre and an ability to make [[NoBudget an inexpensive production]] ''look'' like it was expensive. With the film's success, Trank had promise to be a big-time director, at varying points in time being attached to film adaptations of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' and ''ComicBook/Venom''. He ultimately chosen by producer Simon Kinberg (who produced ''Chronicle'') to go with a reboot of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film franchise, making it his second collaboration with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Kinberg also convinced Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} that he could handle one of their then-recently-announced ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off films (which he executive produced).

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]], at least according to various reports.[[note]]There are so many rumors that cannot be confirmed; this makes it hard to discern truth from gossip[[/note]] Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared.

''Chronicle'', his directorial debut, put his name on the map with an inventive take on the {{Found Footage|Films}} genre and an ability to make an inexpensive production ''look'' like it was expensive. With the film's success, Trank had promise to be a big-time director, at varying points in time being attached to film adaptations of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' and ''ComicBook/Venom''. He ultimately chosen by producer Simon Kinberg (who produced ''Chronicle'') to go with a reboot of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film franchise, making it his second collaboration with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Kinberg also convinced Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} that he could handle one of their then-recently-announced ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off films (which he executive produced).

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]]. Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and quietly disappeared.

''Chronicle'', his directorial debut, put his name on the map with an inventive take on the {{Found Footage}} genre and an ability to make an inexpensive production ''look'' like it was expensive, Trank had promise to be a big-time director. He was quickly tasked with a reboot of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film franchise by producer Simon Kinberg, who also produced ''Chronicle'' and convinced Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} that he could handle one of their then-recently-announced ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off films (which he executive produced).

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]]. Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' movie in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and fell off the map.

However, since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Josh Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Fonzo'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life while interred at Alcatraz, and features an AllStarCast which includes the likes of Creator/TomHardy, Creator/LindaCardellini and Creator/KyleMacLachlan, among others. While it's unlikely that Trank will work on another big-budget movie anytime soon, it appears as though his passion for smaller movies might just win out.

Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', and -- perhaps more infamously -- ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright [[HostilityOnTheSet hostile on the set]]. Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and fell off the map.

However, since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Josh Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Fonzo'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life while interred at Alcatraz, and features an AllStarCast which includes the likes of Creator/TomHardy, Creator/LindaCardellini, and Creator/KyleMacLachlan, among others. While it's unlikely that Trank will work on another big-budget movie anytime soon, it appears as though his passion for smaller movies might just win out.

* ''Fonzo'' (2019)

''Chronicle'', his directorial debut, put his name on the map with an inventive take on the [[Found Footage|Films}} genre and an ability to make an inexpensive production ''look'' like it was expensive, Trank had promise to be a big-time director. He was quickly tasked with a reboot of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film franchise by producer Simon Kinberg, who also produced ''Chronicle'' and convinced Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} that he could handle one of their then-recently-announced ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off films (which he executive produced).

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright hostile on the set. Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' in favor of his own, smaller projects (although some reports suggest that Kinberg threatened to end his Lucasfilm if Trank wasn't dismissed, suggesting that it was a mutual, if forced, decision). Trank's superhero movie was ultimately significantly overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and fell off the map.

''Chronicle'', his directorial debut, put his name on the map with an inventive take on the [[Found Footage|Films}} genre and an ability to make an inexpensive production ''look'' like it was expensive, Trank had promise to be a big-time director. He was quickly tasked with a reboot of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film franchise by producer Simon Kinberg, who also produced ''Chronicle'' and convinced Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} that he could handle one of their then-recently-announced ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off films.

Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Trank found himself overwhelmed by the experience of working on ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and became unresponsive or outright hostile on the set. Trank then announced that he would choose not to direct a ''Star Wars'' in favor of his own, smaller projects. Trank's superhero movie was ultimately overhauled by Fox itself, but nobody was ultimately satisfied with the final product, which failed at the box office. Trank distanced himself from the movie and fell off the map.

However, since the ''[=Fant4stic=]'' debacle, Trank lived up to his promise to work on smaller projects. His first new effort, ''Fonzo'', focuses on notorious mobster UsefulNotes/AlCapone's descent into insanity in his last years of life while interred at Alcatraz, and features an AllStarCast which includes the likes of Creator/TomHardy, Creator/LindaCardellini and Creator/KyleMacLachan.

Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'' and ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.

He also appeared in an episode of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', "A New Start".

* ''Film/{{Fonzo}}'' (2018)

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Joshua Benjamin Trank (more commonly known as Josh Trank) is an American film director born on February 19, 1984. He is most well-known for directing ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'' and ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.