Josh Trank to Direct STAR WARS Standalone Film; Watch His STABBING AT LEIA Short

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If you thought that Josh Trank directing the upcoming Fantastic Four movie was a big deal, now the Chronicle helmer has upgraded his franchise clout, entering the Star Wars universe as the director of an upcoming standalone film.

Trank joins Gareth Edwards, who was announced as a Star Wars standalone director last month, in expanding the cinematic SWU with a film that will focus on a single character.

It’s speculated that Edwards will take on Boba Fett for a 2016 release. With Yoda and Han Solo films also in the works, Trank’s presumed 2018 picture will take on one of those characters… unless Edwards gets to them first. (A Han Solo movie in 2016 is starting to make the most sense, given his leading role in Star Wars 7.)

Whichever character Trank takes on, his exceptional debut with the Chronicle makes me more excited about his film than Edwards, who has directed two boring monster movies. (How is that even possible?!)

And now, Trank’s first forey into the Star Wars universe… Stabbing at Leia’s: