Comments on: Director Josh Trank Reportedly Fired From His ‘Star Wars’ Film For “Erratic” Behavior On The ‘Fantastic Four’ Set

By: jen

jen — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

too many cooks….& Sorry they should have taken way more Time & WAY WAY more quite…too much info for Fans to be happy-ish waiting for film to Premiere but it made Feel Rushed!!? it should have been whispered about then slowly inform us movie lovers, Please be on Whookie planet, the 6th grader really wanted to see Wookie Baby!! LOL! Now Stop Whining about
fancy pant Hollywood directors who make more money than God! Super Natural Blessings Abound! (ps if any director needs Awesmoe movie ideas, please find me!) Jen, Tulsa OK "Always Leave Them thurston4more"

By: John O'Conner

John O'Conner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Plus, let’s be honest. Weed doesn’t make you anything that you aren’t already to begin with. It was either a different drug or exaggerations.

By: John O\'Conner

John O\'Conner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Plus, let\’s be honest. Weed doesn\’t make you anything that you aren\’t already to begin with. It was either a different drug or exaggerations.

By: Rodie

Rodie — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Please get Duncan Jones to step in.

By: faulkner

faulkner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

yeah, there was obviously more to the story. no one walks away from directing a Star Wars film. seems Trank wasn\’t really ready for this type of filmmaking. harkens back to what RDJ said about inexperienced indie filmmakers a bit. if this behavior is real, Trank\’s immaturity seems to have trumped his talent.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

My friend worked on the set of FF. According to him, the rumors are true, if not sugar coated. He told me that Trank used to show up blunts a\’blazin\’ — completely on stoned which attributed to such reports of erratic behavior. He allegedly treated cast and crew like shit. And apparently, the editor thought the third act was so atrocious it was unwatchable. Hence the reshoots, hence the release date being pushed back, because the entire third act was retooled. According to him, Fox fired him, too. From Fantastic Four towards the end.

By: faulkner

faulkner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

i\’d be more prone to believe these rumors if they weren\’t such overkill and reek of character assasination. so Trank showed up to work high, didn\’t communicate with producers, didn\’t deliver a watchable product, AND treated everyone like shit? it just seems unbelievable.

By: PS

PS — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Yes. What Faulkner says. Anyone can claim they have a friend who saw something on a set. Smells like bs to me. And I have a hard time believing that a relative newcomer, who had been given a big chance on a big movie, would f it up that much.

By: TheoC

TheoC — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Does Joss Whedon have anything lined up?

By: mandie

mandie — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Faulkner, clearly, you\’ve never worked in Hollywood.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

I don\’t blame him. Big studio directing, especially as a first timer can be fatal for most up-and-comers. There\’s huge budgets and a lot on the line, and big studio producers keep a short leash. This happened to Fincher when he started out.

By: Chase

Chase — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Faulkner, ever hear of David O. Russell? This kind of behavior is way more common than you think. I, for one, believe it. And more and more articles are pointing in that same direction. That it\’s true.

By: roxyvictoria

roxyvictoria — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Please call Duncan Jones

By: faulkner

faulkner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Chase, David O. Russell, while acting the twat, delivered very bankable films and never alienated the money liasons, i.e., the producers. see, if Trank acted up on occassion, ok, i\’ll believe that. if he showed up high a few times, yeah, i\’d believe that, too. but then he also shut the producers out AND delivered a very bad 3rd act? it just seems like overkill. give me more proof all of this occurred and i\’ll believe, but these, for now, are just rumors.

Mandie, i\’ve worked in Disney, indie, and Netflix productions. never has anyone acted up this way in my near decade of working on productions. if Trank is really this immature, i bet he\’ll find even more difficulty finding work, much less ever getting the nod to mast a tentpole film or a STar Wars flick.

By: Daring

Daring — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

I would agree with you Faulkner, if Chronicle weren\’t the only other movie to his credit.. and IF Chronicle\’s most famous Movie Poster wasn\’t of a guy flipping the bird with a cloud.

By: John O\'Conner

John O\'Conner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Plus, let\’s be honest. Weed doesn\’t make you anything that you aren\’t already to begin with. It was either a different drug or exaggerations.

By: LA2000

LA2000 — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

No one should be shocked. We\’ve seen this story a million times, although we typically associate these sorts of meltdown shenanigans with the talent in front of the camera. Trust me, there are plenty of "Lindsay Lohans" behind the scenes as well.

By: faulkner

faulkner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Daring, you may have just changed my mind. maybe he is a bit immature and inexperienced. looks to be wayyy too inexperienced to helm a Star Wars film, in any case. funny how Gareth Edwards is similarly inexperienced but has been lauded for his work on Godzilla and has people excited for his Star Wars film. both directors have similar resume\’s yet one is acclaimed and the other lambasted.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Faulkner. There are many divas behind the scenes, as well. I think we hear less about it because directors aren\’t as prolific, and cared about by the public, like actors are. Their meltdowns sell more tabloids. This sort of behavior is not shocking at all. Its only shocking because he\’s so new to the field and shouldn\’t be acting like this.

By: buddy

buddy — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

\’Allegedly indecisive and uncommunicative, producers Simon Kinberg and Hutch Parker had to reportedly step in to complete the film and during reshoots (THR stresses that, under DGA rules, Trank still directed all the reshoots).\’ Grammar nazi: this sentence indicates that the producers were uncommunicative and indecisive, not Trank as you probably intended.

By: faulkner

faulkner — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Buddy\’s right.

Matt, yeah, i hear you. i\’ve worked in the biz and haven\’t experienced this type of egregious behavior yet. divas, i\’ve dealt with – pissed off crossover talents who have a higher opinion of themselves than they should – but a director who acts this way, never. it is completely surprising and i guess a testament to the pressures of helming a potential tentpole franchise film.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

He\’s a young director. Really young. I\’m not shocked at all. Imagine getting these kind of tent poles at such a young age and so early in your career. Too early. I imagine it can make anyone egotistical.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Unbelievable? In Hollywood? That one would do drugs or that drugs could interfeer?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

Sounds alot like Snipe in Blade III.

By: The Kevster

The Kevster — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:57 +0000

I\’m confused: Simon Kinberg is the producer of FF, so Simon Kinberg is well aware of all of the (alleged) problems they\’ve been having with Josh Trank. So how did Josh Trank get hired in the first place for the Star Wars film if the producer of that film is… Simon Kinberg.