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‘Fantastic Four’: Josh Trank Wanted a Black Actress to Play Sue Storm!!

Josh Trank has a reputation for being a great many things, with “no bullshit” being right at the top. Trank famously directed the 2015 reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four for 20th Century Fox, back before the studio got eaten by the mouse. The notorious flop was seemingly plagued by difficulties from day one, not the least of which was the toxic fanboy meltdown over Trank’s … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Four’: Josh Trank Wanted a Black Actress to Play Sue Storm!!

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Features, TV

Tom Hardy and Josh Trank Are Developing a Limited Series About the CIA!!

Filmmaker Josh Trank is back in a big way with the new film Capone, but it appears the indie drama may not be the end of his working relationship with Tom Hardy. The director behind the smash hit Chronicle notably followed that relatively low-budget film up with 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot, which was plagued by production problems and saw Trank butting heads with … Continue reading Tom Hardy and Josh Trank Are Developing a Limited Series About the CIA!!

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Capone (2020) Review!!

Synopsis – The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past. My Take – With the term ‘gangster’ comes the name recognition, Al Capone. The infamous bootlegger and ruthless businessman who ruled Chicago for seven-years, and who despite passing in 1947, till date remains the most infamous and feared mobster of … Continue reading Capone (2020) Review!!

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‘Roosevelt’: Josh Trank Rewrote Martin Scorsese Directorial Starring Leonardo DiCaprio!!

Back in September 2017, Deadline announced that Leonardo DiCaprio would play President Theodore Roosevelt in a biopic that Martin Scorsese would direct for Paramount. DiCaprio’s old buddy Scott Bloom, who co-starred with the actor in Don’s Plum, had been tapped to write the script, and the project hasn’t made headlines since. Until now. In a delicious profile of embattled filmmaker Josh Trank, Polygon’s gifted feature … Continue reading ‘Roosevelt’: Josh Trank Rewrote Martin Scorsese Directorial Starring Leonardo DiCaprio!!

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Josh Trank Reveals Details About ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Star Wars’!!!

One of the more storied productions in recent memory is that of 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot. The 2015 film floundered at the box office and received scathing reviews, and mere hours before it hit theaters its director took to Twitter to basically disown the cut that was being released. Rumors and reports swirled over what had happened. Josh Trank earned the directing job … Continue reading Josh Trank Reveals Details About ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Star Wars’!!!

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‘Capone’: Tom Hardy’s Gangster Drama Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the new poster for Capone. The poster arrives a little over a week before the feature directed by Josh Trank and starring Tom Hardy as the infamous mobster Al Capone is released digitally by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment. The Capone poster teases the blurring of lines between reality and what is going on inside Capone’s head. Hardy is giving his hardest stare yet, but this time it’s all sepia-tinted. … Continue reading ‘Capone’: Tom Hardy’s Gangster Drama Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

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‘Capone’: Josh Trank Reveals New Title for ‘Fonzo’ and Other Details!!

For those of you wondering when you will finally be able to see Tom Hardy as infamous gangster Al Capone in writer/director Josh Trank‘s Fonzo, an answer may finally be crystallizing. If you can believe it, Fonzo was announced all the way back in October 2016, with filming beginning in spring 2018 and some behind-the-scenes looks at Hardy’s transformation into the Chicago-area crime boss dropping onto the internet throughout 2018. Well, consider today’s … Continue reading ‘Capone’: Josh Trank Reveals New Title for ‘Fonzo’ and Other Details!!

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