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Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director. He is best known for Barbershop (2002), Fantastic Four (2005), and the Ride Along franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie in 2006 and 2013. He is the founder of The Story Company, a production company co-founded with his future wife, Vicky, in 1996. He is the first African-American film director to have grossed over US$1 billion at the box office. Born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1970, Story attended LA's Westchester High School with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991. While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and even appeared as a member of the group T.D.F. on the song "T.D.F. Connection" from the 1988 compilation album Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. A group member was shot and killed prior to them being signed to Warner Bros. Records. Story later turned his attention to directing feature films. Fantastic Four became, at the time, the highest-grossing superhero movie by an African-American director.
Celestials: The Origins is a 2024 American superhero film based on Jaxon Harmon's superhero team the Celestials. Produced by RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was originally intended to be a sequel to the first film, but after it was renamed, it was released as a prequel. Directed by Tim Story, from a screenplay and story by Joss Whedon, the film stars Timothèe Chalamet, Jamie Bell, Zac Efron, Odeya Rush, Oscar Isaac, Donald Glover, Don Cheadle, and David Harbour. In the film, a power-hungry supervillain manipulates the mascot of Fredbear's Family Diner into causing the bite of '83, not knowing that he would create a vengeful superhero destined to kill him. The mascot, now known as Golden Freddy, allies with a good-hearted animatronic called Shadow Freddy to stop his nemesis and form the Celestials. The Origins was released on August 4th, 2024. It became the second-highest-grossing film of 2024, grossing $546 million worldwide, and received positive reviews from critics, who praised its visual effects, direction, screenplay, action sequences, musical score, Chamelet, Bell, Rush, and Isaac's performances, themes, and faithfulness to the first film. A sequel, taking place after the events of Celestials and this film, is in development.
