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Sources say Josh Trank’s “combative behaviour” is to blame for Fantastic Four’s failings

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Never has a film had so much bad press before its opening weekend is even over, but Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is struggling to find a modicum of positivity at the moment. Amidst all its bad reviews (read ours here and here), it’s Thursday box office tracking was poor, and it’s only looking to make […]

Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?

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Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise… Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic […]

Simon Kinberg distances X-Men from Fantastic Four

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Last month, director Bryan Singer confirmed the ongoing speculation that 20th Century Fox has plans to cross its X-Men universe over with Fantastic Four in an effort to create a shared continuity akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, in the wake of absolutely horrendous reviews and word of mouth for Fantastic Four, it now […]

Second Opinion – Fantastic Four (2015)

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Fantastic Four, 2015. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and […]

Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox

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Director Josh Trank (Chronicle) has responded to the negative criticism aimed at his newest film Fantastic Four by seemingly placing the blame on 20th Century Fox. On Thursday, Trank tweeted out the following, which was then quickly deleted… Trank is obviously unhappy with the film’s final outcome, and he makes it very clear that at […]

Movie Review – Fantastic Four (2015)

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Fantastic Four, 2015. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and […]

Fantastic Four tracking for $40-$50 million opening weekend

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Reviews are now out for Fantastic Four (and they’re not kind), but the movie is still tracking well for its opening weekend. Deadline are reporting that the Josh Trank directed movie is tracking better than Marvel’s Ant-Man and should take the number one spot from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation with somewhere between $40-$50 million. […]

Simon Kinberg talks Fantastic Four, says “it’s not a disaster”

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Ahead of its release this Friday, Fantastic Four producer Simon Kinberg has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about the superhero reboot, stating that he’s proud of the final film despite reports of a less-than-perfect production last year. The reboot has been plagued with rumours of problems since it started shooting in 2014, ranging from issues […]

The Fantastic Four Film You Weren’t Meant To See

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With the forthcoming Fantastic Four movie about to arrive in cinemas, Neil Calloway looks at a doomed attempt to start the franchise… The latest Fantastic Four film is the second attempt to reproduce the comic characters on the big screen; everyone knows about the film made in 2005 and its 2007 sequel, both of which […]