The short message essentially confirms that Trank knows Fantastic Four could’ve been better than the version opening in theaters Friday. Rolling Stone posted probably the unkindest review of all, with their critic Pete Travers writing “Everyone pretends to be excited by Reed [Miles Teller]’s invention, a teleporter which can transport a monkey into an alternate dimension”. Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan starred in the film. He later revealed that he didn’t want the pressure of doing a high-profile film after experiencing fan hate for his involvement in Fantastic Four.
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The summer of 2015 will go down in history as the season where every superhero movie defied expectations – and in most cases, for the wrong reasons.
The gutsy decision- and the one they did not make- would be to have this film end with the Fantastic Four getting their powers and leave the training and hero-team building for a sequel. We don’t get to see the group learn how to use their powers though, and instead see them now assisting the U.S. government in missions after being promised that a cure will be found for their cooperation. All told, the movie feels like a protracted teaser for a more exciting follow-up that, depending on whether audiences warm to this relatively low-key approach, might never happen. Joining them are the Toby Kebbell (War Horse) and Reg E Cathey (The Wire, House of Cards), which is a seriously good line up of acting talent by any standards. The tweet was deleted from his account.
We’re not just here to show you the bad reviews, though!
Trank’s tweet is the latest misstep to plague Fantastic Four’s promotional campaign. The Fantastic Four has been around for a long time, and it will continue long after we stop playing these characters. There’s little point in assigning blame to one person when there’s so much to go around.
Fantastic Four had some production problems.
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That’s got to thrill Marvel and 20th Century Fox execs, as well as contribute greatly to his future job prospects.
