Josh Trank Is Finally Having Fun With 'Fantastic Four's' Awfulness & It's Great

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At first, he was excited. Then he was disappointed. Finally, he was angry. However, it appears that Josh Trank has moved on from his incredibly problematic time directing the most recent “Fantastic Four” film. Now, he’s just…self-deprecating?

The most recent Josh Trank/”Fant4stic” news came a couple of weeks ago, when it the director, who is currently finishing up his latest film “Fonzo,” responded to a silly fan request to support a GoFundMe that would “erase” the controversial 2015 box office bomb. When the fan asked for Trank’s support, the filmmaker simply replied, “Gladly.”

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But wait, there’s more!

You see, Trank wasn’t done poking fun at himself and the very big stain on his IMDB. Just a couple of days ago, after the monstrous success of Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel,” filmmaker Joseph Kahn tweeted, “No superhero movie fails.” Obviously, this is a blanket statement showing just how successful the superhero genre has been, specifically when you look at the 21 film history of Marvel Studios.

Trank, however, was quick to point out that the sweeping generalization was far from 100% accurate. He replied to Kahn’s tweet, summoning a famous meme in the process, saying, “Hold my beer.”

Now, if you’re not familiar with the history of 2015’s “Fantastic Four” aka “Fant4stic,” then you probably are confused. Did Trank’s film actually bomb that badly? Yes, it most certainly did.

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The film cost a reported $155 million to produce (not even taking into consideration the tens of millions of dollars spent on marketing) and only earned $168 million. No, that’s not the domestic total. That’s the entire, global sum of money that “Fantastic Four” earned after its release. Not just a disappointment, but a monumental failure that single-handedly killed a franchise (which is now being absorbed by Disney).

So, Trank’s not wrong for saying that there’s at least one major superhero film that failed. It’s just great that he’s finally willing to poke fun at it.