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{{Infobox film
| image          = Chronicle Film Poster.jpg
| alt            = In front of a cloudy sky, three silhouettes of young men float high above Seattle, Washington.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Josh Trank]]
| screenplay     = [[Max Landis]]
| story          = {{plainlist|
* Josh Trank
* Max Landis
}} 
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]]
* [[Adam Schroeder]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dane DeHaan]]
* [[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]]
* [[Michael B. Jordan]]
* [[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]]
* [[Ashley Hinshaw]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Matthew Jensen (cinematographer)|Matthew Jensen]]
| editing        = Elliot Greenberg
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[20th Century Fox]]
* [[Davis Entertainment Company]]
* [[Dune Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor    = 20th Century Fox
| released       = {{Film date|2012|1|28|[[Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer|Gérardmer Film Festival]]|2012|2|3|United States}}
| runtime        = 83 minutes<!--- Theatrical runtime:  83m 20s ---><ref name="bbfc">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbfc.co.uk/CFF285402/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121110104445/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/CFF285402/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 10, 2012 |title= ''Chronicle''|publisher= [[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=January 24, 2012 | quote= 83m 20s |access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $15 million<ref name="paranormal">{{cite news |date=2011-10-21 |author=Steven Zeitchik |title='Chronicle': Like 'Paranormal Activity,' but with superpowers? |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/10/paranormal-activity-3-trailer-chronicle-trank-landis.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=2020-07-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022195203/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/10/paranormal-activity-3-trailer-chronicle-trank-landis.html |archive-date=2011-10-22 }}</ref>
| gross          = $126.6 million<ref name="BOM"/>
}}

'''''Chronicle''''' is a 2012 American [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage film]]{{efn|Often described as a found footage film, blending with [[superhero film|superhero]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Walters |first=Jack |date=18 August 2024 |title=1 of the Best Superhero Movies of All Time Premiered 12 Years Ago & Had Nothing to do With Marvel or DC |url=https://screenrant.com/chronicle-found-footage-superhero-movie-not-marvel-dc/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=[[ScreenRant]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Child |first=Ben |date=27 January 2012 |title=Chronicle's found-footage fetish weakens its superhero powers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jan/27/chronicle-found-footage-superhero-powers |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> [[Science fiction film|science fiction]], and [[psychological thriller]] genres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Colin |last2=Ackerman |first2=Kendra |date=2021-05-08 |title=15 Best Psychological Thriller Movies On Hulu |url=https://screenrant.com/best-psychological-thriller-movies-hulu-imdb/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>}} directed by [[Josh Trank]] in his feature-length [[List of directorial debuts|directorial debut]], and written by [[Max Landis]]. It follows three [[Seattle]] high school seniors—bullied Andrew ([[Dane DeHaan]]), his cousin Matt ([[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]]), and the popular Steve ([[Michael B. Jordan]])—who form a bond after gaining telekinetic powers from an unknown object and using them for fun, until Andrew begins going down a darker path.

''Chronicle'' premiered at the [[Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer|Gérardmer Film Festival]] on January 28, 2012, and was released in the [[United States]] on February 3, by [[20th Century Fox]]. The film grossed $127 million against a budget of $15 million. It received generally positive reviews, and received a nomination for [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]] at the [[39th Saturn Awards]].

==Plot==
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In [[Seattle]], teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied in school and abused by his alcoholic father Richard, and his mother Karen has cancer. The family struggles with [[medical debt]] after Richard loses his firefighter job. Andrew’s only friend is his cousin Matt Garetty. Inspired by Matt's girlfriend Casey, he buys a camera to make a [[video diary]] of his life.

Matt invites Andrew to a party to help him mingle, but he leaves after his filming causes an altercation with another attendee. Popular student Steve Montgomery asks Andrew to record a large hole he and Matt found in the woods. They go down the hole and find a glowing crystalline object. The object reacts violently, and the camera shorts out.

A few days later, Andrew, Matt, and Steve develop [[Psychokinesis|telekinetic]] abilities. Unable to revisit the hole after authorities close it, they use their powers for pranks, but after Andrew pushes a rude motorist into a lake, the trio agree to Matt's suggestion to exercise restraint when using their powers.

After Steve discovers that the trio can fly, they agree to travel around the world together after graduation, with Andrew especially eager to visit [[Tibet]]. Steve persuades Andrew to use his powers for a magic act at the school talent show, impressing their classmates. Andrew enjoys his new popularity at a house party, but the night ends badly when he drunkenly vomits on a classmate he intended to have sex with, and Steve accidentally offends him while trying to lighten the mood.

After discovering Andrew’s hidden camera, Richard confronts him, believing he has squandered money meant for school and for Karen's medical treatments. The confrontation escalates until Andrew loses control and uses his powers against Richard, resulting in a violent altercation that forces him to flee his home. Overwhelmed with emotion, he flies into a thunderstorm, where Steve finds him, having [[Telepathy|telepathically]] sensed Andrew's distress. Despite Andrew's desire for solitude, Steve refuses to leave but is struck and killed by lightning.

In the aftermath of the party, Andrew faces social ostracism again. He retaliates against a bully using his telekinetic abilities and begins to see himself as an [[apex predator]]—stronger and justified in his aggression. Matt attempts to warn Andrew of the consequences, but their argument escalates into a fight. Andrew overpowers Matt, demanding that he stay out of his life.

Desperate to save his ailing mother, Andrew disguises himself in his father's firefighting gear, using his powers to rob a gang and a gas station. During the latter robbery, an explosion occurs, resulting in Andrew being hospitalized under police custody. Richard visits his hospital room and reveals that Karen died while he was searching for Andrew. Consumed by grief and anger, Richard holds Andrew responsible for her death. Andrew then unleashes his powers, demolishing the hospital room.

Matt, sensing Andrew's turmoil, rushes to the hospital after learning about the explosion. He finds Andrew publicly flying as he prepares to drop his injured father and intervenes to save Richard. Matt pursues Andrew to the Space Needle and tries to reason with him, to no avail. The pair fight across the city, destroying buildings and vehicles, until Andrew completely loses control. Recognizing that he is beyond saving, Matt fatally impales him with a statue spear.

In the aftermath, Matt travels to Tibet, carrying Andrew's camera. He records a final message expressing sorrow for his friends’ fates, asserting that Andrew was not inherently bad. After pointing the camera towards a distant Tibetan monastery, he leaves the camera behind as he flies away.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Dane DeHaan]] as Andrew Detmer
* [[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]] as Matt Garetty
* [[Michael B. Jordan]] as Steve Montgomery
* [[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]] as Richard Detmer 
* [[Ashley Hinshaw]] as Casey Letter
* Bo Petersen as Karen Detmer
* [[Anna Wood (actress)|Anna Wood]] as Monica
* Rudi Malcolm as Wayne
* Luke Tyler as Sean
* [[Crystal-Donna Roberts]] as Samantha
* Adrian Collins as Costly
* Grant Powell as Howard
* [[Armand Aucamp]] as Austin
* Nicole Bailey as Cala
}}

==Production==
===Development===
[[Josh Trank]] had conceived the idea for ''Chronicle'' in high school and spent the following years generating ideas for the film. Up-and-coming screenwriter [[Jeremy Slater]] had collaborated with Trank while working on an unmade [[spec script]]. By 2010, Slater had moved on, leading to Trank contacting [[Max Landis]], who agreed to co-write the film. The first draft of the script was written in three weeks after Landis had pitched the film behind Trank's back. Trank's original draft had the character of Steve being hit by a plane and dying in the middle of the second act. Landis removed this from his revisions, which "solved the entire second act". [[20th Century Fox]] bought the rights to the project and greenlit the film with Trank serving as director in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patches|first=Matt|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/5/21246679/josh-trank-capone-interview-fantastic-four-chronicle|title=The Post-Disaster Artist|date=May 5, 2020|website=Polygon|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Miles Teller]] auditioned for a role but was turned down as he had appeared in another found footage film, ''[[Project X (2012 film)|Project X]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=O'Hara |first=Helen |date=August 2015 |title=Younger. Cooler. Smarter. Edgier. |url= |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |location= |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |access-date=}}</ref>

===Production===
For budgetary reasons, the film was shot primarily in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, with Film Afrika Worldwide, as well as in [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer">{{cite journal | last = Holben | first= Jay | date = March 2012 | title = Power Trip | journal = [[American Cinematographer]] | location = Hollywood, California | pages = 42–49 | publisher = ASC Holding Corp.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/cape-town-stars-location-us-box-office-smash-hits |title=Cape Town stars as the location for US box office smash hits |work=filmcontact.com |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=19 February 2012 |archive-date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052222/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/cape-town-stars-location-us-box-office-smash-hits |url-status=dead }}</ref> Trank cited the films ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'', ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' and ''[[The Fury (1978 film)|The Fury]]'' as influences on ''Chronicle''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woerner |first=Meredith |title=Chronicle captures every teen's fantasy of fighting back, say film's creators |url=http://io9.com/5881852/chronicle-is-a-movie-about-every-teens-fantasy-of-fighting-back |publisher=[[io9]] |access-date=25 May 2012 |date=February 2, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226195315/http://io9.com/5881852/chronicle-is-a-movie-about-every-teens-fantasy-of-fighting-back |url-status=dead }}</ref> Filming started in May 2011 and continued for 18 weeks, ending in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/cape-big-star-us-film-crew-rolls |title=Cape the big star as US film crew rolls in |work=filmcontact.com |date=15 May 2011 |access-date=3 March 2012 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041417/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/cape-big-star-us-film-crew-rolls |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cinematographer [[Matthew Jensen (cinematographer)|Matthew Jensen]] used the Arri Alexa video camera to shoot the film and Angenieux Optimo and Cook s4 lenses.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> Post-production techniques were used to give it a "found footage" look.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> A cable cam rig was used for a shot in which the character Andrew levitates his camera 120 feet into the air.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> The Arri Alexa camera was mounted on a skateboard to simulate Andrew's camera sliding across a floor.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> Stuntmen were suspended from crane wire rigs for flying scenes, with green screen special effects used for closeups of the actors.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> Andrew's video camera in the movie is a Canon XL1 MiniDV, and he later switches to an HD camera that resembles a Canon Vixia HF M30.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> His "Seattle" bedroom is actually a set that was constructed on a film studio stage in Cape Town.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> Due to vehicles [[Left- and right-hand traffic|driving on the left side of the road]] and having steering wheels on the right side in South Africa, American-style vehicles had to be shipped in for the production.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/> DVD dailies were provided to the director and cinematographer by the Cape Town firm HD Hub.<ref name="AmeriCinematographer"/>

According to Josh Trank, Max Landis was banned from set during production and Trank has not spoken to him since 2012. Trank confirmed this on [[Twitter]] in light of Landis' [[Max Landis#Sexual assault allegations|sexual and emotional abuse accusations]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/06/josh-trank-banned-max-landis-chronicle-set-1202150922/|title=Josh Trank Banned Max Landis From ''Chronicle'' Set and Hasn't Spoken to Him Since 2012|date=June 18, 2019|website=IndieWire|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Release==
{{Anchor|Box office}}
''Chronicle'' opened in 2,907 theaters in the United States and [[Canada]] on February 3, 2012.<ref name="SB wk"/> Box office watchers expected the film to gross $15 million for its opening weekend, the Super Bowl weekend, while Fox projected to receive around $8 million.<ref name="expectations">{{cite web|title='Chronicle,' 'Woman in Black' Shatter Box Office Expectations on Friday|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS15640344520120204|work=The Wrap|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=February 7, 2012|author=Joshua L. Weinstein|date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> By its first day the film had earned an estimated $8.65 million<ref name="expectations"/> and finished the weekend as the top film with $22 million, surpassing ''[[The Woman in Black (2012 film)|The Woman in Black]]'' ($21 million) and ''[[The Grey (film)|The Grey]]'' ($9.5 million)<ref name="SB wk">{{cite web|title='Chronicle' Makes Fourth Highest Super Bowl Debut|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678611/chronicle-super-bowl-box-office.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208161715/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678611/chronicle-super-bowl-box-office.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2012|work=MTV Movie News|access-date=February 7, 2012|author=Ryan J. Downey|date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> to become the fourth-highest Super Bowl debut.<ref name="SB wk"/> ''Chronicle'' opened as a number one hit internationally, opening in 33 foreign markets such as Australia, China, and the United Kingdom, where it earned the most with $3.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office: 'Chronicle' soars on Super Bowl weekend [Updated] |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/02/chronicle-woman-in-black-box-office-superbowl.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 7, 2012 |date=February 5, 2012 }}</ref> The film grossed $64.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $62 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $126.6 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chronicle2012.htm | title=Chronicle (2012) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=June 11, 2020 }}</ref> ''Chronicle'' was released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] Disc on May 15, 2012. The film was released on DVD and a special "Lost Footage" edition for Blu-ray, which contains additional footage that was not shown in theaters.

== Reception ==
===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Chronicle'' transcends its found-footage gimmick with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from the young cast."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chronicle|title=Chronicle (2012)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] score of 69 out of 100 based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/chronicle-2012 |title=Chronicle |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="Cinemascore">{{cite web |date=February 5, 2012 |author=Ray Subers |title=Weekend Report: 'Chronicle' Barely Overpowers 'Woman in Black' |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3296527364/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |quote=Chronicle's audience was 55 percent male and 61 percent under the age of 25. Overall, it received a "B" CinemaScore, and that improved to a "B+" among the under-25 crowd.}}</ref>

''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' film critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying, "From [the] deceptively ordinary beginning, Josh Trank's ''Chronicle'' grows into an uncommonly entertaining movie that involves elements of a [[superhero]] origin story, a science-fiction fantasy and a drama about a disturbed teenager.”<ref>{{cite web |date=February 1, 2012 |author-link= Roger Ebert |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Chronicle review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chronicle-2012 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=February 6, 2020 }}</ref> ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' critic Mark Dinning gave the film four stars out of five, saying that it is "a stunning superhero/sci-fi that has appeared out of nowhere to demand your immediate attention."<ref>{{cite web |last=Dinning |first=Mark |title=Empire's Chronicle Movie Review |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137509 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135035/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137509 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Total Film]]'' gave the film a five-star review (denoting 'outstanding'): "Believable then bad-ass, it isn't wholly original but it does brim with emotion, imagination and modern implication."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/chronicle-1 |title=Chronicle Review |work=[[Total Film]] |access-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709001317/http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/chronicle-1 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote: "Despite a gimmicky premise, ''Chronicle'' fuels its action with characters you can laugh with, understand and even take to heart."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2 February 2012 |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |title=Chronicle |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/chronicle-90669/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Unlike other mock documentaries, which unconvincingly pass themselves off as real, ''Chronicle'' cleverly embraces the format as shorthand for a new kind of naturalism, inviting audiences to suspend disbelief and join in the fantasy of being able to do anything with their minds."<ref>{{cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |title=Chronicle |url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117946985 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "A clever twist on superpowers and hand-held filmmaking that stumbles before the ending."<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronicle: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chronicle-film-review-286829 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2 February 2012 }}</ref>

On the negative side, Andrew Schenker of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave the film two stars out of four, saying that the film, "offers up little more than a tired morality play about the dangers of power, rehashing stale insights about the narcissism of the documentary impulse."<ref>{{cite web |last=Schenker |first=Andrew |title=Chronicle Film Review |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/chronicle/6032 |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=February 6, 2012 |date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203230338/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/chronicle/6032 |archive-date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cabin |first=Chris |title=Blu-ray Review: Chronicle |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=February 2012 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/chronicle/ }}</ref>

===Awards===
{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
The film was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film at [[39th Saturn Awards]], but lost to ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]''.
{{Awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2012
| rowspan="4"|''Chronicle''
| [[Golden Trailer Awards|Golden Trailer Award for Best Most Original Trailer]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Golden Trailer Awards|Golden Trailer Award for Best in Show]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi Movie 
| {{nom}}
|-
| IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Movie Poster
| {{nom}}
|-
| Dane DeHaan
| Golden Schmoes Awards for Breakthrough Performance of the Year
| {{Won}}
|-
|2013
| ''Chronicle''
| [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film]]
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

==Future==
{{Anchor|Sequel|Sequels}}Following its successful release, steps toward production of a sequel were taken. Fox hired Landis to write the script for it, but the involvement of Trank as director was unclear.<ref>{{cite web |work=Collider |title=Writer Max Landis Talks CHRONICLE 2 Featuring the World's First Super-Villain; Comments on Possibility of Josh Trank Directing the Sequel |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |year=2013 |url=https://collider.com/chronicle-2-sequel-max-landis/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Max Landis Set To Write 'Chronicle 2′ For Fox |first= Brian |last= Brooks |date= March 7, 2012 |url= https://deadline.com/2012/03/max-landis-set-to-write-chronicle-2-for-fox-241001/ |access-date= May 15, 2012 }}</ref> It was reported in October 2012 that Fox was not happy with the script,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130130044052/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/10/11/chronicle-sequel-trouble-max-landis-john-landis Fox Isn't Happy With 'Chronicle' Sequel Script, John Landis Says], ''MTV'' (October 11, 2012).</ref> but in April 2013, Landis said that Fox liked the script—which would be darker in tone—and production was moving along.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/09/max-landis-says-chronicle-2-will-be-really-dark&nbsp;Max Landis Says Chronicle 2 Will be "Really Dark"]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, in July 2013, Landis stated that new writers had taken over to write the film,<ref>{{cite web | work = [[IGN]] |title= Max Landis on His Now-Dead Chronicle 2 Script |first= Max |last= Nicholson |date= August 12, 2013 |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/max-landis-on-his-now-dead-chronicle-2-script }}</ref> and in March 2014, Fox hired Jack Stanley to write.<ref name="New-Screenwriter">{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Fox Hires Newcomer Jack Stanley To Script 'Chronicle 2'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/fox-hires-scribe-for-chronicle-2-707504/|access-date=8 May 2016|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 31, 2014}}</ref>

Trank commented in 2020 that following the experience of making ''Chronicle'', he was never on board with a sequel. While he thought the sequel script was "fine", he felt that it had "nothing to do with why I wanted to do" the original film, and he did what he could to stall progress on it. "I really didn't ever want to see ''Chronicle 2'' happen. That was my worst nightmare. First of all, I'm not doing it. Second, if somebody else does it, then you know it's gonna be a piece of shit."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/5/21246679/josh-trank-capone-interview-fantastic-four-chronicle |title=The post-disaster artist |website=Polygon |last=Patches |first=Matt |date=May 5, 2020 |access-date=May 6, 2020 }}</ref>

In August 2021, a female-led sequel was officially announced by producer [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]]. It will be set 10 years after the events of the first film and deal with topics such as fake news and coverups.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Simon|title='Jungle Cruise' Producers Discuss The Ingredients Of A Hit And How To Secure A Future For Movie Theaters|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2021/08/04/jungle-cruise-producers-discuss-the-ingredients-of-a-hit-and-how-to-secure-a-future-for-movie-theaters/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'', the first published novel by [[Stephen King]] that follows a telekinetic teenage girl.
* ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'', a manga series that involves a teen boy gaining telekinesis.
* ''[[Modern Problems]]'', a 1981 [[dark comedy]] film where a man is granted the power of telekinesis after being exposed to nuclear waste.

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{IMDb title|1706593}}
* {{Mojo title|chronicle2012}}

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