When Marvel fans threats forced 'Fantastic Four' director Josh Trank to sleep with a gun

Released in 2015, Fantastic Four was a reboot of film franchise. It stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell. film based on Marvel comics superheroes was t well-received by audience and tanked at Box Office. Director Josh Trank reveals that he used to sleep with a gun due to threats from Marvel fans. Re to kw more.

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Josh Trank was paraid during FANT4STIC shoot

In an interview with a news portal, filmmaker Josh Trank talked about his film Fantastic Four. He cast Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm /Human Torch, a character who is white in Marvel comic books. Trank said that for world he grew up in, a racially intense Los Angeles where y were used to seeing white superheroes, some of his friends who were black should have seen a black superhero. So he felt that while being in a position of power, he could change system a little bit.

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But Josh Trank decision of casting Jordan led to retaliation from Marvel comic book fans. He said that he was getting threats on IMDb mess boards saying y were going to shoot him. filmmaker recalled that he was paraid during that shoot. If someone came into his house, he would have ended ir life. He stated that when you are in a he where people want to get you, you think, ‘I’m going to defend myself.’ Trank ded that he slept with a special .38 gun on his nightstand during production and returned gun after shoot wrapped.

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Josh Trank said that y began shooting movie without a firm script and end. He revealed that first cut of film prompted 20th Century Fox to organise reshoots for which Trank was present on set but just for namesake. He said he was basically standing and watching or editors hired by studio blocking and editing scenes and deciding sequence of shots. He said he agreed to all changes as because he didn’t want to be fired.

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