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The Chronicle director speaks out on the "toughest decision" of his career. Story by Matt Cummings When news hit on May 1st that Chronicle director Josh Trank was departing the Star Wars universe , it hit fans like a lightsaber through the gut. But speculation about his future emerged earlier at Star Wars Celebration , when he failed to appear, waving flu-like symptoms. His colleague Gareth Edwards did attend, showing off a concept trailer for his film Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One . As news began to swirl about Trank's misfortunes on the set of Fantastic Four - in which his behavior was characterized as "erratic" and Producer Simon Kinberg was brought in to finish the project - fans knew the real story: Trank hadn't merely walked away, he had been fired. Trank was recently interviewed by the LA Times - the first since his departure - shedding a new perspective on the backlash he received from fans and (perhaps) the real reason why he left.

Fan speculation about his 'Celebration' absence proves correct. Story Matt Cummings Just one year after he was announced to direct an as-of-yet Star Wars spinoff movie (the first belonging to Gareth Edwards' Rogue One ), Director Josh Trank ( Chronicle and Fantastic Four reboot) has departed the project. The announcement was made on Friday by Trank, who had this to say: "After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a different path. I’ve put a tremendous amount of thought into this, and I know deep down in my heart that I want to pursue some original creative opportunities. That said, the Star Wars universe has always been one of my biggest influences, and I couldn’t be more excited to witness its future alongside my millions of fellow Star Wars fans. I want to thank my friends Kathleen Kennedy, Kiri Hart, Simon Kinberg, and everyone at Lu

Director Gareth Edwards reveals plot of the first Star Wars spin-off. Story by Matt Cummings This year's Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California has revealed a bevy of goodness from the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens , including a second trailer which debuted on Thursday . But Sunday's wrap-up event focused on one of the spin-offs, namely Rogue One starring Felicity Jones. Director Gareth Edwards took to the stage to discuss his participation about a galaxy far, far away. Among the items featured was this title card - our thanks to SandwichJohn for capturing it - as well as concept art showing an assault team landing during heavy rains: But the focus of the panel was to discuss details surrounding the plot. Apparently, it will take place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope , and will be a heist movie in which the plans for the Death Star will be stolen by a group of rebels. He also added that Rogue One won't have clear-cut villains or

The newest episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the digital mastery! It's a gathering of epic proportions on Episode 53 of Inside the Bucket , as Matt is joined by the entire editorial and writing team, deep in the bowels of the SandwichJohnFilms Studios. David, Brandon, Sue, John and newbie Erika crowd into the cage, bearing the weight of John's Costco hot dog burps as they deliver the best movie and television news from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM , including their reaction to Felicity Jones starring in the Star Wars spinoff. Please check out these and other stories which we've included below. With John’s burps subsiding, the five - with Erika Tweeting out - get into their Rants and Raves, where they all the things they're watching, following, and have their panties in a bind about from the week. Finally, they review Run All Night starring Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, and Joel Kinnaman. We want to THANK ALL OF YOU who've stuck with u