Last night a rumour broke over at Bleeding Cool suggesting that 20th Century Fox is unhappy with Josh Trank’s “mess” of a Fantastic Four reboot, and that the studio is gearing up for heavy reshoots in an effort to salvage the movie (there’s even some wild reports of Trank acting up on set, trashing the house Fox rented for him, and spending the duration of the shoot high as a kite, which you can probably find with a quick Google search).
Well, according to Simon Kinberg, rumours about the reboot being in trouble are wide of the mark, with the writer-producer contacting Latino-Review to clarify the situation with the following statement:
“To confirm – The Fantastic Four will be doing 3-4 days of additional photography with director Josh Trank and some key cast members. We are very excited about the film and can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been up to. And you will be able to do that very soon as I can confirm here that the teaser will be on Kingsman: The Secret Service in theaters February 13.”
So, it seems we won’t have too much longer to wait before we get our first look at the film, at which point the critics will either be silenced by a stunning trailer, or the internet will explode with an outpouring of hate…
The Fantastic Four is set for release on August 7th with Josh Trank directing a cast that includes Miles Teller (Whiplash) as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara (American Horror Story) as the Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as the Human Torch, Jamie Bell (Nymphomaniac) as The Thing, Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Doctor Doom, Reg E. Cathey (The Wire) as Dr. Storm, and Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk) as Harvey Elder.
bekos says
lets see…..a black human torch (lmao) a genesys story that has nothing to do with the true origins,a pathetic cast in general (in terms of likeness to the characters ).only thing that could be worse is if bryan singer was involved. please people,DO NOT FOR NOOOO F%$#@G REASON even cross a street thnear a cinema with this movie. It is the only way they might understand that pulling things out of their a@# and serving it to us ,it is not acceptable.not when u have marvel giving us pure poetry.lets all help this cause,make them loose money,so maybe one day we see a good ff4 movie from disney.make them bleed money bad enough with this sorry excuse of a “movie” ,and we might have hope
Mark Machado says
I have zero interest in seeing this. Didn’t like the last FF movie didn’t want another FF movie. True or not everything I have heard about this movie just make me care even less about it.
albert says
who the hell thought this was a good idea ?
richjohnston says
Where does he deny that Fox are unhappy? You have it in the headline but not in the article.
HolyFranchiseBatman! says
“We are very excited about the film and can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been up to.”
Generally, you’re not excited about showing off something you’ve done if you’re unhappy about it.
richjohnston says
That’s Simon talking. Not Fox. Not even a Fox employee, a freelance writer. He is talking on behalf of himself and Josh. If he were to deny it, then he wouldn’t be telling the truth. As it stands, he is telling the truth.
HolyFranchiseBatman! says
He’s the producer of the film. He’s got a three year deal with the studio to oversee the Fox / Marvel properties (which technically means he’s more involved than a freelance writer). He’s clearly speaking on behalf of Fox. At least moreso than an anonymous source.
Edit: Although granted, the wording of the headline could be clearer. I’ll change it to “responds to”.
richjohnston says
From everyone I’m spoken, to he was definitely not speaking on behalf of Fox. 😎
Tom says
It bothers me that I’ve been called a “racist” simply for thinking that someone should actually look like the character they are playing. That couldn’t be further from the truth. It has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with authenticity. Chris Reeve, Brandon Routh, Hanry Cavill, they all LOOK like Superman, yes? If they cast a caucasian man to play Black Panther or Luke Cage, I’d be equally upset about it as I am about Mr. Jordan’s casting. Matter of fact, this entire cast doesn’t seem to match the likeness of the characters whatsoever, except maybe for Sue Storm.
So before you start shouting “racist” at people, maybe you should tone it down a bit and think a little first. It’s a terrible thing to call someone when you have ZERO evidence of it.
Take the Constantine movie as another example; why the hell wasn’t he blonde and British? It just didn’t feel like Constantine. This film will not feel like Fantastic Four; it will feel like Chronicle 2. Why Fox and Josh Trank didn’t just make that film, I have no idea. People wanted a Chronicle 2. No one wants a “grounded and gritty” Fantastic Four…
Johnn123 says
Completely agreed… there is zero need for people to be called racists because we want characters that look like the characters from the comics. This whole Michael B. Jordan as Johnny is a farce, he doesnt look a damn thing like Johnny. Nothing against Michael B. Jordan he is a great actor!, he is just not the Human Torch… This movie is a bloody train wreck, no way I will be paying to go see it. Agreed it really is Chronicle 2, not F4.
This is the same as Marvel considering Morgan Freeman for the Ancient One in Doc Strange… no just no. Nothing against Freeman, but there is way better actor choices.
The only character Ive seen get pulled off by an actor who doesnt look like the character is Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. He nails that without a question.
Plus this Doom as a hacker??? WTF??! Doctor Doom is supposed to be one biggest villains in the Marvel world, now he is a computer hacker? Obviously no regard for the source material.
Ken says
Give the FF back to Marvel, please