Fox has moved a step forward on one superhero franchise and a step back on another.
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First up, Deadline confirms that Josh Trank (Chronicle) will direct the reboot of Fantastic Four. The studio is trying to get all of its superhero franchises back up and running, but right now X-Men is the only one with any gas. The Wolverine is due to start filming next month, and the sequel to X-Men: First Class will shoot in January once Jennifer Lawrence has wrapped on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Progress on Fantastic Four could mean that the studio has at least one new superhero movie every year.
However, the studio may not have much time left for Daredevil.
According to Deadline, David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) is no longer attached to direct the Daredevil reboot. Even though Fox reportedly has a script they like, Slade has hit a scheduling conflict because he’s set to direct the pilot episode of NBC’s Hannibal. Slade’s exit on the project puts Fox in a tricky position because they need to get a Daredevil movie into production by this fall or else the rights revert to Marvel/Disney. However, Deadline says the studio “isn’t hell bent on making Daredevil at this point.”
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http://collider.com/fantastic-four-j...-exits/179558/
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