Josh Boone (born April 5, 1979) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the romantic drama ''

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'' (2014), based on the novel of the same name. Boone also wrote and directed the romantic comedy ''

Stuck in Love ''Stuck in Love'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Josh Boone in his directorial debut. The independent film stars Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff, and Logan Lerman. It focuses on ...

'' (2012) and the superhero horror film ''

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'' (2020). In 2020, he directed the first and last episode of the miniseries ''

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''.

Career

Boone made his film debut as writer and director of the romantic comedy-drama film ''

'', which premiered in September 2012 at the

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. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States in July 2013. The film earned mixed to positive reviews from critics. In February 2013, Boone was hired to direct the romantic comedy-drama film ''

'', based on

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's 2012 novel of the same name. It released the following year, receiving positive reviews from critics and numerous awards. In September 2013, Boone announced that he was working on an adaptation of

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's novel ''

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'', but he later dropped out. On February 25, 2014, it was reported that Boone was hired to write and direct an adaptation of

's horror/fantasy novel ''

'', working together with

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In November of the same year, Boone revealed that he plans to split his adaptation into four full-length feature films in an effort to remain true to the breadth of King's sprawling novel. Boone was also in early talks with

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in August 2014 to write and direct an adaptation of ''

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'', the second novel in author

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's ''

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''. The film adaptation was to combine elements of both the second and third books in the series. However, the project was cancelled as Universal did not renew their option on Rice's work. On May 13, 2015, it was reported he closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to co-write and direct ''

'', a standalone spin-off that expands the ''X-Men'' film series. Boone also wrote the script for ''

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'', which is a film directed by

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, who became acquainted with Boone after Franco was attached to star in his adaptation of ''

''. Boone originally intended to direct the film in 2014 with

Anton Yelchin Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( rus, Антон Викторович Ельчин, p=ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigr ...

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, and

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attached to star.

Filmography

Executive producer only * '' Cardboard Boxer'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) (Short film) * ''

The Cat and the Moon ''The Cat and the Moon'' is a 2019 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Alex Wolff, who stars alongside Mike Epps, Skyler Gisondo, Tommy Nelson, Patricia Pinto, and Stefania LaVie Owen. The film had its world premiere at the ...

'' (2019) Television Special Thanks * ''

Bethany Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, " laceof Lazarus"), is a Palestinian town in the West B ...

'' (2017)

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