'Chronicle' director working on 'Fantastic Four'
Published Apr 29 2012, 10:37 BST | By Hugh Armitage
The director of Chronicle has been confirmed to be working on Fantastic Four.20th Century Fox CEO Tom Rothman has revealed that Josh Trank is involved in developing a new instalment of the Marvel Comics adaptation.
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Rothman told Collider that Trank "is going to come on and work on a take, or a vision, that he has for it, so we're very excited about that".
Trank's specific involvement on the project remains unconfirmed.
"Well, I think there's a possibility of [him directing]," said Rothman. "I mean he's going to develop it now, and then it depends on the script."
Trank was first rumoured to be attached to the third Fox film of the classic Marvel franchise in January.
He has also been linked to Sony's Spider-Man spinoff Venom and Warner Bros comic adaptation The Red Star.
Trank is due to return for Fox's Chronicle 2.
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Alex Morris
Yes I was aware of all the mess of the rights and such, which Marvel being bought out by Disney made worse. But you're right about Sue and Reed, I only really thought Ben was likable in those versions. I just hope they have some foresight in case some kind of agreement can be reached over the rights issues should there come a time when more crossovers between groups becomes necessary.
May 1st 2012 at 2:33pm
Natalie Penna They cant do that because of rights issues. Also recasting would be a good as they messed up Sue and Reed anyway...
May 1st 2012 at 9:58am
the big question is who is going to play Sue Storm?
April 29th 2012 at 10:21pm
Philip Lee
Which is kind of a shame when you consider the whole Thanos (sp?) storyline they hinted at and in the original storyline Wolverine was present in the battle as were most of the Marvel superheroes. I hope they don't wind up changing it too drastically when it comes about.
April 29th 2012 at 10:15pm
Natalie Penna
Never going to happen it's not going to be made by Marvel so Spider-man, X-men and the fantastic four are never going to meet and not with the Avengers
April 29th 2012 at 10:09pm