- Born
- Birth nameJoshua Benjamin Trank
- Joshua Trank is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He got his big break by directing the found footage superhero film Chronicle for 20th Century Fox in 2012. He was later hired to direct Fant4stic, an ill-fated reboot to the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series of the 2000s starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell and Kate Mara. Trank's film resulted in a reevaluation of the Jessica Alba Fantastic Four films for keeping the lighthearted tone and chemistry of the Marvel franchise compared to the 2015 failure. The failure of Fant4stic resulted in Josh Trank doing small-scale projects such as Capone starring Tom Hardy.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpouseKrystin Ver Linden(October 9, 2013 - 2017) (divorced)
- Parents
- Troubled and relatable characters.
- Sympathetic villains.
- Disapproved of his movie Fantastic Four (2015), because he had no Final Cut. By the end of 2014, Trank had a finished version of the film, which was disapproved of by the producers. Reshoots were ordered and done in early 2015.
- Son of Academy Award-winning documentary maker Richard Trank.
- He was the youngest director ever to have a film (Chronicle (2012)) reach number one in the UK box office.
- Step-son of Judy Toll. Trank credits her with helping gain confidence during his formative years as a teenager stemming from when she encouraged him to sing a karaoke duet with her as Ella Fitzgerald in the style of Louis Armstrong; "by the end of high school, I had developed so much confidence through having this amazing, wonderful person in our life. I dropped 180lbs, I became so motivated to better myself and not be this self-hating shy kid.".
- Was going to direct a Boba Fett film before quitting.
- [After Fantastic Four (2015)] I want to do something original after this because I've been living under public scrutiny, as you've seen, for the last four years of my life, and it's not healthy for me right now in my life. I want to do something that's below the radar.
- [on Fantastic Four (2015)] A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would've recieved great reviews. You'll probably never see it. That's reality though.
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