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Josh Trank says he wasn’t fired from Star Wars, “I want to do something original”

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It was revealed last month that Josh Trank (The Fantastic Four) was not going to direct the next Star Wars spin-off following Gareth Edward’s Star Wars: Rogue One. Reports then suggested that Trank had in fact been fired, and it many claimed it was because of “odd” on-set behaviour on The Fantastic Four and even […]

Josh Trank exits Star Wars Anthology spin-off movie

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Having been absent from the ‘Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank’ panel at Star Wars Celebration last month due to “flu”, it has been announced tonight that Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s second Star Wars Anthology standalone movie. “After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with […]

Director Josh Trank discusses The Fantastic Four reboot, Michael B. Jordan’s casting as Johnny Storm and paying homage to the comic books

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This morning we brought you four new images from 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot The Fantastic Four [check them out here], and now CBM has posted some quotes from director Josh Trank in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, where he offers up his thoughts on the difference between the new film and the studio’s […]

Thoughts on the The Fantastic Four trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth staff react… Well, it’s finally here. Despite some theories that this was going to be another Roger Corman attempt to keep hold of the franchise rights and nothing else, it seems as though Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four (or is that Fant4stic?) is very real. So, what did the writing and editorial […]

Josh Trank and Simon Kinberg discuss The Fantastic Four trailer, video commentary released

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Earlier today 20th Century Fox released the first trailer for Josh Trank’s reboot of The Fantastic Four (which you can view here), and this afternoon both Trank and writer Simon Kinberg have been speaking exclusively to Empire about the trailer’s debut. “We live in a time where there’s a required instant gratification from audiences,” says […]

Simon Kinberg responds to reports that Fox is unhappy with The Fantastic Four, confirms when the trailer will land

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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 […]

Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks The Fantastic Four: “I’ve seen the movie, it’s good… If you like Chronicle, then you’ll like this.”

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Matthew Vaughn is currently on the promotional trail for his latest directorial effort, an adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ Kingsman: The Secret Service. However, that’s not the only comic book movie on his upcoming slate, with the Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class helmer also attached to The Fantastic Four in a producing capacity. […]

The Fantastic Four reboot “isn’t a complete trainwreck” according to a “20th Century Fox employee”; calls it, “Chronicle 2”

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Earlier we brought you a possible logo for Fantastic Four via a Reddit user named MrBlueFox who claims to be a “20th Century Fox” employee who worked as an editor on the second cut of the movie. In some further comments (which were removed, but rescued by an IMDB user and CBM), he/she went on […]

Is this the logo for The Fantastic Four reboot?

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Following talk that our first glimpse of the movie will be released next month (attached to Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service), the rumour mill on Josh Trank’s seemingly silent The Fantastic Four continues to roll. The next piece of information comes from a Reddit user named “MrBlueFox” who claims to be “an employee […]

Miles Teller responds to criticism of The Fantastic Four reboot

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There’s been a lot said about the upcoming Josh Trank directed reboot The Fantastic Four in recent weeks since Toby Kebbell revealed some plot details about his character Dr. Doom, and most of it has been fairly negative. Speaking recently to MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Miles Teller – who plays leader of the group Reed Richards […]