Josh Trank's Fantastic Four tweet cost 20th Century Fox '$10 million'
The reboot has flopped at the box office
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is bombing pretty hard at the box office. I say “Trank’s Fantastic Four”, perhaps I should write “Fox’s” as the director has apparently disowned the film, to a certain degree.
“A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would’ve received great reviews,” he wrote in a since deleted Tweet. “You’ll probably never see it. That’s reality though.”
Since launching at the box office, Fantastic Four has made $26.2 million at the American box office, almost half of what it was predicted to make and the worst take for a Marvel property since Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
Atrocious reviews seemed to have made a huge impact on sales, as has Trank’s Tweet, which according to The Wrap has cost 20th Century Fox somewhere between $5m and $10m.
That’s a huge amount of money – could Trank’s directing career be over? – but that hasn’t stopped Fox remaining focussed on releasing a sequel.
“While we’re disappointed, we remain committed to these characters and we have a lot to look forward to in our Marvel universe,” Fox’s Chris Aronson told Hollywood reporter.
With this kind of failure though, perhaps the wisest move would be to give the characters back to Marvel Studios. At least, that’s what every single person who’s seen the new F4 thinks.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments