Fox officially sets Chronicle director Josh Trank on Fantastic Four, Joe Cornish on Rust, and David Slade now off Daredevil reboot
Jul. 12, 2012
While Fox isn't bringing anything to Comic-Con this year, they do have a few announcements related to some of their comic book properties. Let's take a look...
- FANTASTIC FOUR: Now while we knew that CHRONICLE helmer Josh Trank was developing a reboot of FANTASTIC FOUR, today Fox officially announced that Trank would be directing the project. The film will be the next Marvel property to be slated for production and dated for release by the studio following THE WOLVERINE and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS 2. The film is on the fast track and will reportedly feature a new cast and a new take on the beloved comic book characters. Deadline adds that FANTASTIC FOUR will likely be Trank's next movie, which means he may not take the reins of that SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS adaptation after all.
- RUST: Described as an "E.T.-style story", RUST - scripted by Aline Brosh McKenna (WE BOUGHT A ZOO, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) and based on the Royden Lepp graphic novel - will now officially be helmed by ATTACK THE BLOCK director Joe Cornish. The sci-fi family adventure is about "a struggling farm family and the mysterious robot that shows up and changes their lives."
- DAREDEVIL: Though many of you liked the idea of David Slade taking the reins of a DAREDEVIL reboot, Deadline is now reporting that the HARD CANDY director has dropped out of the project, citing a scheduling conflict (he'll be directing the pilot of the series "Hannibal"). Fox has a script it really likes but it's now frantically looking for a new director to get the production moving by fall. Why the rush? They could contractually risk having the property revert back to Marvel Studios and Disney.
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Also, I want Ben Affleck to return to Daredevil.......as director. After the Town and Gone Baby Gone, I think he could give us a great Daredevil film.
Also, I want Ben Affleck to return to Daredevil.......as director. After the Town and Gone Baby Gone, I think he could give us a great Daredevil film.
A New FF Could Be...
It's Clobberin' Time!
It's Clobberin' Time!
As for Daredevil, I LOVED the first one with Affleck and Garner and think it deserves more respect (Director's Cut is a lot better than the original film they released) and really wanted to see a sequel. This is another reboot that I am very eagerly anticipating wth the same reasons that I have for Fantastic Four (coul expand on character more and universe) For the Daredevil reboot, they have to have the same tone for this film that Nolan's Batman films have. Make the new reboot a very dark, gritty, hard PG-13 film. I just really hope that Fox doesn't rush this film and make a shitty sub-par film because Daredevil is a great comic book character that deserves (just like F4) its own great franchise) For Daredevil I would cast Misha Collins, Michael C. Hall, or Timothy Olyphant.
These two new reboots really have GREAT potential to be something great and fresh.
Fantastic Four and Rust just got my interest