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I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread about the man who will direct the next FF film, Josh Trank. Do you think he will do a good job? Is he the right man to direct an FF film? Surly he will do a better job then Tim Story.
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This is another one I'm extremely curious about. But also quite skeptical.
I'll say one thing though. The intrigue this film has sparked in me is somewhat unprecedented. They have my full attention at this point.
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I just don't want it to fail so that we don't have to suffer through the puns.
'Fantastic Four tranks at the Box office". LOLOLOLOL
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I remember the first time I saw Memento, I thought: "Wow! This director is really good."
And we've seen what Christopher Nolan has done since then. If you go back and look at some of the early films of directors who ended up being great, you can generally see a certain something. Great directors can take simple stories and tell them in fresh and interesting ways, and I think we saw some clear evidence of that in Chronicle. I feel reasonably confident that Trank is a good director, but that doesn't ensure he can do a film like FF - I felt exactly the same way when I heard Nolan when I heard he was doing Batman. Trank's history is far too brief to make any firm judgemets at this point, but I feel about as good as I could about any director with a similarly limited track-record.
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I have seen nothing from this guy...so I will simply be "hopeful"...
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Chronicle was great, I'm confident in Trank at this point.
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I think this article pretty much sums up why he is perfect for this franchise.
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/02/06...antastic-four/
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If he pulls a Mathew Vaughn right before filming starts, I'll watch any other film he directs next in 3D twice and buy the Blu-ray! |
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How about "Josh, we Marvel fan's Trank you for backing out of this F4 reboot!"
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this is not the thread for you to bash fox go to another thread i know that is all you do but come on now this forum has one just made for you ![]() http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=451501 |
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ok just seen chronicle for the first time on HBO
HOLY **** my anticipation for this film just shot up big time chronicle was a phenomenal film with a great smart script and top notch direction even the action was amazing on it's low budget cant wait to see what trank does with F4 |
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With all of the other projects Josh Trank is tied to I wonder where he finds the time.
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Chronicle was really a good movie! I enjoyed it a lot!
I hope Josh Trank will do an amazing job directing this reboot! Its time for the Fantastic 4 to shine!
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Chronicle was surprisingly good. If you have the time, check it out.
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I can't think of any other films released over the past couple years by first time directors that stand out in the way Chronicle did.
I'd stop short of calling it a great film, but the directing in particular showed talent and creativity. That's why so many people were interested in him and, while I can think of many experienced, proven directors that I might prefer, I'd have a very hard time thinking of sophomore director I would prefer.
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Fantastic Four Movie To Include Jack Kirby And Stan Lee Stuff
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![]() The opening of FF #1 does have a creepy edge to it. Reed is a shadowy, mysterious figure, and when we first see Ben, he makes a frightening impression. I wouldn't use 'dark' in the way it has become cliche for these films - brooding, moping, 'woe is me' and everything sucks, but I think a certain air of mystery is very appropriate for the characters, the science-fiction and the mood Stan and Jack were clearly trying to capture at points. A lot of the depth and experimentation that Stan and Jack were doing can get lost because of the styles of the times and short deadlines they had towork within, but there are a lot of interesting elements there. The right creative minds could create some really cool things by understanding and updating the key elements. If you think about the scene in the first film of Ben transforming, that could have been a wonderfully intense moment - in the hands of a better director.
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The production team so far:
Director: Josh Trank (Chronicle) Producer: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X:Men First Class) Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith (Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter) Jeremy Slater So it could be worse imo. It should also be pointed out that none of these attachments really prove the movie will be made, let alone made properly. We'll have to wait and see.
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Seth Grahame-Smith revisions Jack Kirby characters Stan Lee characters Ashley Miller Jeremy Slater screenplay Jeremy Slater story Zack Stentz Josh Trank story Stentz and Miller did Thor and X-Men First Class. Slater is mostly unknown and Grahame-Smith's biggest credits are a bit questionable in genre (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Dark Shadows). And Trank had writing credit on Chronicle. I don't know the details, but I'm a bit concerned by so many writing credits. It could be a bad sign that they need to keep re-working it. At this point, I think we have to put faith in Trank to make the right decisions. Hopefully he'll have a good script to start with and just make it better from there. But if he receives a mediocre script, he may need to lift the story to where it needs to be. I'm convinced that a talented director could have done great things with the first two scripts. The basic raw materials were there, but Tim Story ddn't tell the stories in a way that did them justice.
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What are you laughing for.....I was serious.
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I apologize. Johnny without a shirt was neither intense nor riveting to me, so I presumed a jest on your part.
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I think the idea is that Jeremy Slater is supposed to be this great writer who we just haven't seen hit it big yet. (Thats what I've read anyway.) And so we just needed revisions to make it either A. More entertaining or B. Fox Marvel-verse worthy, which I sincerely hope isn't anything huge.
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