20 Facts About Josh Trank

Joshua Benjamin Trank was born on February 19,1984 and is an American film director, screenwriter, and film editor.

Josh Trank is known for directing the found-footage sci-fi thriller film Chronicle, the superhero film Fantastic Four, and the Al Capone biographical film Capone.

Josh Trank was born in Los Angeles to school teacher Pamela Trank and documentary filmmaker Richard Trank.

Josh Trank's father produced the Academy Award winning documentary The Long Way Home.

Josh Trank spent much of his childhood scanning Hollywood and enjoying the sights it had to offer.

When Trank was 13, his parents divorced and later his father remarried to comedian Judy Toll, who later died from skin cancer.

Josh Trank was initially uncomfortable with her, but they ultimately bonded when Toll pushed him into entertainment when she invited him to perform with The Groundlings.

Josh Trank attributed his YouTube video "Stabbing at Leia's 22nd Birthday", which became very popular overnight after its release, as a significant breakthrough point for his career.

In 2009, Josh Trank edited the independent film Big Fan, starring Patton Oswalt.

Josh Trank was credited as a co-producer and had a small acting role in the film.

Josh Trank is followed by Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.

Josh Trank directed the 2015 reboot of Fantastic Four, which was released in August 2015.

Josh Trank became the subject of controversy when he posted and quickly deleted a message on Twitter prior to the release of the film, apparently blaming the poor reviews on changes imposed by the studio, claiming to have originally cut a completely different film which would have been much better.

However, in early 2020, Josh Trank admitted that there were several scenes he was unable to film, making a director's cut highly improbable.

Josh Trank indicated this was a personal decision, but several outlets stated that he was dismissed from the project due to issues during production of Fantastic Four, primarily a lack of communication with the film's producers, and that Lucasfilm had decided to pursue another director.

Josh Trank told the Los Angeles Times in an interview that the reason he left the film was because he wanted to do something original and smaller-scale, due to the amount of online scrutiny he received during the filming of Fantastic Four.

In 2020, following a five-year hiatus from directing, Josh Trank wrote and directed his original Al Capone biopic Capone, with Tom Hardy starring.

In May 2020, it was announced that Josh Trank was developing a television series about the CIA, with Hardy starring.

Josh Trank has mentioned that he is interested in a deconstruction approach in his movies; "the deconstruction of myth, the deconstruction of iconic figures, the deconstruction of mythic ideas".

Josh Trank deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts in June 2020.