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Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox

August 7, 2015 by Justin Cook

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 […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Josh Trank, Marvel

Second Opinion – Fantastic Four (2015)

August 7, 2015 by Robert Kojder

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: fantastic four, Jamie Bell, Josh Trank, Kate Mara, Marvel, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, Toby Kebbell

Simon Kinberg distances X-Men from Fantastic Four

August 7, 2015 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Hutch Parker, Marvel, Simon Kinberg, X-Men

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

August 8, 2015 by admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Josh Trank, Marvel

Fantastic Four sequel reportedly postponed in favour of Deadpool 2

August 9, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Things are already pretty bad for Fantastic Four. It has rather poor reviews (read ours here and here), a war raging on between director and studio (with Josh Trank tweeting its their fault, and Fox saying it was his), and the film is only tracking to make $25 million by the end of its opening weekend. Fox had […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Deadpool, Deadpool 2, fantastic four, Fantastic Four 2, Marvel

UPDATE: Fantastic Four clobbered at the box office, opens behind Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

August 9, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It was predicted on Friday, and now it’s official: 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four has been clobbered at the North American box office, pulling in just $26.2 million on its debut weekend to place second behind Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation on $29.4 million. SEE ALSO: Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Sources say Fox cut 3 big action scenes from Fantastic Four days before production and kept Josh Trank out of the editing room

August 10, 2015 by admin

Following the news that Fantastic Four has bombed at the box office around the world, it seems unsurprising that there has been a few reports about a very troubled production for Marvel’s First Family. On Friday director Josh Trank tweeted about a “fantastic version” of the film we’ll never see, while sources within Fox have […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Josh Trank, Marvel

When can Marvel get back The Fantastic Four?

August 10, 2015 by admin

Well, it’s not been a good weekend for Fantastic Four. The troubled production of Josh Trank’s latest adaptation of the comic book has been rather public, with the director tweeting his displeasure, Fox saying it was his fault and sources saying Fox cut scenes from the movie and kept him out of the editing bay. There […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel

Movie Review – Fantastic Four (2015)

August 10, 2015 by Chris Cooper

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 […]

Filed Under: Chris Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: fantastic four, Jamie Bell, Josh Trank, Kate Mara, Marvel, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, Toby Kebbell

Fox “remains committed” to Fantastic Four despite poor reception to the reboot

August 10, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox hasn’t had much success with its attempt to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise, with the Josh Trank-directed film opening to some of the worst reviews for a comic book movie, as well as a feeble opening weekend of just $60.3 million worldwide. The disasterous reception to Fantastic […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel

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