Josh Trank has said he's not interested in releasing his own cut of Fantastic Four, and there's "no need" to revisit 2015's box office bomb with the mythical "Trank Cut."
When one fan suggested the idea of the Trank Cut on Twitter, the director quickly shot down the idea with a simple, "No need." Although Trank is still credited as the director of Fantastic Four, he left during principal photography and distanced himself from it. Even if campaigns of #ReleaseTheTrankCut continue, it doesn't look like the director is on board with the idea.
With the recent announcement of Zack Snyder's Justice League and David Ayer discussing the idea of an Ayer Cut for Suicide Squad, Fantastic Four is the latest divisive superhero movie that has caused fans to ask for a new release.
When Fantastic Four was originally released, Trank said, "A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would've recieved [sic] great reviews. You'll probably never see it. That's reality though." Adding fuel to the promise of the Trank Cut, Fantastic Four's Toby Kebbell said Trank cut a "great film" that was much darker in tone. It's unclear exactly what was different in the Trank Cut, but in particular, Simon Kinberg and Hutch Parker rewrote Trank's original script and gave the movie a different ending.
There's no love lost between Trank and 20th Century Fox. The director recently reflected on the movie's maligned legacy and said he was the designated fall guy for its failure. After reviewing Fantastic Four Trank even joked, "I’m not Zack Snyder." Despite those who hope the Trank Cut could redeem what's dubbed as one of the worst comic book movies of all time, fans will have to put Fantastic Four to bed.
Directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg, Fantastic Four stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey and Tim Blake Nelson.