When I The Fantastic Four reboot. Perhaps that’s because it makes a little more sense to move from a low budget superhero-esque movie to one with a larger budget, but nevertheless, he’s among the group studios are cherry-picking to lead their franchises into the future.
Trank, however, appears to have convinced another studio he’s worth taking a chance on as Lucasfilm and Disney have announced he’ll join Gareth Edwards (another indie film to big budget director) in tackling one of the planned Star Wars spin-off stand-alone films, offering new stories beyond the core Saga.
Quoted in the announcement Trank said, “The magic of the Star Wars Universe defined my entire childhood. The opportunity to expand on that experience for future generations is the most incredible dream of all time.”
In the meantime, Star Wars: Episode VII director J.J. Abrams commented on the set photo leaks as of late with the following tweet.
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) June 4, 2014
