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Comic-Con: Fox Sets Reboots Of ‘Fantastic Four’, ‘Daredevil’ (Minus David Slade), Puts Joe Cornish On ‘Rust’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 11, 2012 @ 7:53pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Comic-Con, Daredevil, David Slade, Fantastic Four, Josh Trank
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE:While 20th Century Fox isn’t banging the gong at Comic-Con this year, the studio has big developments on several geek-worthy projects.

* Fox has officially set Chronicle helmer Josh Trank to direct the reboot of Fantastic Four, and the film will be the next Marvel property to be slated for production and dated for release by the studio. Fantastic Four, which will include a new cast, falls into line after The Wolverine sequel that starts production shortly, and the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class, which is also on a fast track. After Trank’s breakthrough with the Fox sleeper hit Chronicle he has been offered everything and attached himself to several projects. But I’m told that Fox expects Fantastic Four to be the next film he directs. It’s scripted by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, who also wrote X-Men: First Class and Thor.

Related: ‘Chronicle’ Helmer Josh Trank Takes On ‘Shadow Of The Colossus’ For Sony

* Fox has set Attack The Block helmer Joe Cornish to direct Rust, an E.T.-style story scripted by Aline Brosh McKenna based on the Royden Lepp novel about a struggling farm family and the mysterious robot that shows up and changes their lives. The film is a sci-fi adventure aimed at a family audience, and it is now a priority with Cornish aboard. Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films is producing, with Stephen Christy and P.J. Bickett of Archaia Entertainment exec producing.

Related: David James Kelly Rewriting ‘Daredevil’ Reboot

* Fox is looking for a director on its other major Marvel reboot, after David Slade just dropped out of Daredevil. The studio has a script it likes, but has to get the film into production by fall or contractually risk having the the property revert to Marvel Studios and Disney. Slade could not make the timing work as he is directing the pilot of the series Hannibal.

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‘Chronicle’ Helmer Josh Trank Takes On ‘Shadow Of The Colossus’ For Sony Pictures

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday May 23, 2012 @ 12:39pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Josh Trank, Sony Pictures
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Trank has signed with Sony Pictures to develop to direct Shadow Of The Colossus, a big-scale live-action adaptation of the bestselling Sony video game. The film is being produced by Kevin Misher. The studio is interviewing writers … Read More »

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Film Afrika Worldwide To Hang L.A. Shingle

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday May 3, 2012 @ 6:02am PDTTags: Chronicle, Josh Trank, Ridley Scott

The South African production company on Josh Trank’s Chronicle is cozying up to Hollywood. Film Afrika Worldwide CEO David Wicht will head up the new LA office where he’ll facilitate productions shooting in South Africa and develop original material … Read More »

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‘Chronicle’ Helmer Josh Trank Lands On ‘The Red Star’ At Warner Bros

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 19, 2012 @ 7:26pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Josh Trank, Warner Bros
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has set Josh Trank to develop to direct The Red Star, an adaptation of a graphic novel that will be scripted by Jason Rothenberg. Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film shingle. Trank made his feature … Read More »

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20th Century Fox Production President Emma Watts Reups Through 2015; Sets Matthew Vaughn For ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday January 30, 2012 @ 8:30am PSTTags: 20th Century Fox, Emma Watts, Josh Trank, Matthew Vaughn
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox has re-upped production president Emma Watts to a new multi-year deal that will keep her in the post through 2015. The new deal was made by Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos, co-chairmen and CEOs of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Since taking over as sole production president in 2009, Watts has made it a priority to populate the studio’s slates with elite filmmakers, and keep them coming back for more. The studio in past years had the reputation of being very hands-on. That kept budgets in check, but didn’t make Fox a haven for major directors. Read More »

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