FANTASTIC FOUR Helmer Josh Trank Opens Up About Why He Decided To Quit His STAR WARS Movie

FANTASTIC FOUR Helmer Josh Trank Opens Up About Why He Decided To Quit His STAR WARS Movie

Josh Trank was a hot commodity in Hollywood after the release of Chronicle, but the filmmaker has now explained why his Star Wars movie - believed to be Boba Fett - never actually ended up happening...

By JoshWilding - May 05, 2020 04:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Polygon

Polygon has a fascinating feature up in which they talk candidly to Fantastic Four director Josh Trank about his career, and among the topics covered was the Star Wars movie he was once attached to helm for Lucasfilm.

As you may recall, he was one of the first filmmakers to be brought into Disney's Galaxy Far, Far Away after J.J. Abrams was enlisted to helm The Force Awakens, and it was widely believed he was going to bring Boba Fett back to the big screen. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy praised what he was bringing to the franchise, but things went wrong not too long after. 

The site explains that word of Fantastic Four's troubled production reached Lucasfilm (likely via producer Simon Kinberg who served as a "consultant" for the studio while also working on that Marvel movie), and Trank pulled out of Star Wars Celebration because of a bad case of the "flu."

Soon after, the trades reported that he had been let go, but Trank has now confirmed that he not only delivered a "three-act pitch" for a Boba Fett movie, but also that he was never actually fired.

"I quit because I knew I was going to be fired if I didn’t quit," he admits to the site. 

It's no secret that Fantastic Four was a troubled production, and it seems what happened with that movie both ruined Trank's chances to direct a Boba Fett spinoff and derailed his career for a time. Now, though, he's returned to Hollywood with Capone starring Tom Hardy, and it's obviously going to be interesting seeing whether he chooses to try another blockbuster down the line. 

Still, it's hard not to be disappointed over not getting to see Boba Fett back in theaters...

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Highflyer
Highflyer - 5/5/2020, 4:34 PM
*I quit because I knew I was going to be fired if I didn’t quit*
After the last interview on how shady he can be, I can't blame them if they did.
dracula
dracula - 5/5/2020, 4:34 PM
Yeah he "quit". Disney Star Wars has had a lot of [frick] ups, but letting him "quit" was one of their better choices
KWilly
KWilly - 5/5/2020, 4:36 PM
He seems like a joy to work with...
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 5/5/2020, 4:37 PM
Well, after seeing Fant4stic, if I were LF, I would "quit" him too.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 5/5/2020, 5:11 PM
Ah the old "you cant fire me, because I quit" card. Yeah after reading more about this guy it's becoming pretty clear he has a very high opinion of himself.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/5/2020, 5:13 PM
He seems off
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 5/5/2020, 5:18 PM
A bit of a strange fellow, it seems.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 5/5/2020, 5:35 PM
"I quit because I knew I was going to be fired if I didn’t quit,"

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