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All-female Chronicle sequel in the works at 20th Century Studios

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Josh Trank’s low-budget found-footage sci-fi flick Chronicle grossed $126M at the worldwide box-office back in 2012, and now producer John Davis has confirmed that they’re in the process of developing a female-fronted sequel. Chronicle was the tale of three high school friends – played by Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, and Alex Russell – who […]

Josh Trank is “very happy” with the divisive reactions to Capone

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Five years on from the catastrophe of Fantastic Four, filmmaker Josh Trank finally made his return last month with the release of Capone, his Tom Hardy-headlined biopic of the notorious mobster Al Capone. The film is certainly no conventional biopic and gets pretty bizarreat times, something which has split both critics and audiences alike. However, […]

Josh Trank received “heavy pushback” for wanting to cast a black actress as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four

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For those who don’t remember, 2015’s Fantastic Four saw major controversy before its release when the announcement of Michael B. Jordan’s casting as Johnny Storm was revealed. At the time, there was some in the online trolling community who found this upsetting as the Human Torch is portrayed as a white character in the comics. […]

Capone’s Josh Trank and Tom Hardy looking to reunite on CIA series

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While Capone may not have impressed critics, it seems that director Josh Trank and star Tom Hardy enjoyed their time working together on the Al Capone biopic, as Trank has revealed that the two are planning to reunite for a limited series about the formation of the CIA. “I’m working on this limited series that […]

Video Review – Capone (2020)

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EJ reviews Josh Trank’s new film Capone… Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére With Josh Trank returning to the director’s chair, and Tom Hardy delivering one […]

Josh Trank says he felt “castrated” during Fantastic Four’s enforced reshoots

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Some five years on from the disastrous release of 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot, Chronicle helmer Josh Trank returns this week with his third movie, the Tom Hardy-headlined Al Capone biopic Capone. During the press tour for Capone, Trank has been chatting about a couple of his unrealised projects in his R-rated Venom pitch […]

Josh Trank quit the Star Wars Boba Fett movie because he knew he was going to be fired if he didn’t

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Not long after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas, the Mouse House announced that it would be expanding the Star Wars universe beyond the main saga films with a series of ‘Anthology’ movies. Lucasfilm turned to two up-and-coming filmmakers to launch these spinoffs, with Monsters and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards boarding what became Rogue […]

Josh Trank pitched a “hard-R Venom” movie that the producer hated

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Josh Trank, director of Chronicle and Fantastic Four, pitched an R-rated Venom movie that the producer apparently hated. Tom Hardy’s successful Venom movie has added another interesting component to Sony’s shared Spidey universe and fans are looking forward to the upcoming sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. However, Josh Trank, the director of Chronicle, once […]

Tom Hardy is Al Capone in first trailer for Josh Trank’s crime drama

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Filmmaker Josh Trank has taken to his Twitter account to drop some major news about his upcoming Al Capone movie starring Tom Hardy in the titular role as the notorious mob boss. The crime drama, once called Fonzo, is now titled Capone and is set for a streaming debut this May. This biographical drama will […]

Movie Review – Capone (2020)

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Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére SYNOPSIS: The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted […]