Trivia

Disapproved of his movie Fantastic Four (2015), because he had no Final Cut. By the end of 2014, Trank had a finished version of the film, which was disapproved of by the producers. Reshoots were ordered and done in early 2015.

Son of Academy Award-winning documentary maker Richard Trank.

He was the youngest director ever to have a film (Chronicle (2012)) reach number one in the UK box office.

Step-son of Judy Toll. Trank credits her with helping gain confidence during his formative years as a teenager stemming from when she encouraged him to sing a karaoke duet with her as Ella Fitzgerald in the style of Louis Armstrong; "by the end of high school, I had developed so much confidence through having this amazing, wonderful person in our life. I dropped 180lbs, I became so motivated to better myself and not be this self-hating shy kid.".

Was going to direct a Boba Fett film before quitting.

Trank is good friends with Simon Kinberg.