Josh Trank's Comic Book Film 'Fantastic Four' Could Have Been a Kitschy Splendor

A temperamental director and meddling suits at the studio squandered the long-running Fantastic Four comics series' first foray into film. It could, however, be done again -- and done right.

                                      
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        Trapped in the Negative Zone: The Fantastic Four on Film
    
J.C. Macek III

    27 Oct 2015

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Josh Trank's Comic Book Film 'Fantastic Four' Could Have Been a Kitschy Splendor

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