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A Look at the Rise, Fall, and Rise of Director Josh Trank
On Aug. 7, 2015, hours before his $150 million comic book reboot Fantastic Four opened on 3,995 North American screens, director Josh Trank smashed the self-destruct button. “A year ago I had a fantastic version of this," he tweeted in blind rage. “And it would’ve recieved [sic] great reviews. You’ll probably never see it. That’s reality though."Provoked by a review suggesting that Fantastic Four be “studied in film schools as an example of what not to do,“ the writer-director fired off 138 vicious characters without so much as a reread to catch his typo. The responses were immediate. He had champions who praised the gall it took to slap back against The Man, and detractors who thought the whole episode was maybe a little gauche. Drowning in a sea of notifications, Trank finally picked up the phone when his manager called.
“He was afraid of what was gonna happen to me,“ Trank told me of the dizzying moment. “I was messing with one of the most powerful corporations in the world.“
That’s the intro for a lengthy, incredibly interesting read, looking at the career of director Enfant Terrible Josh Trank - discussing his rise (Chroncile), fall (Fantastic Four & the lost Boba Fett movie), and hopeful rise again (the forthcoming Capone), and finally answers a lot of questions and addresses rumors about his career.
Very recommended read.
Wednesday May 6, 2020