'Fantastic Four' Director Josh Trank Says His Movie Is Not Fantastic, Blames Studio

If you've spent any time on the Internet this week, you likely know that the new "Fantastic Four" is getting less than fantastic reviews.

The Josh Trank reboot, which stars Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell, is crumbling quickly with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 10 percent. But the director isn't going to take the blame. On Thursday night, Trank tweeted that his initial version of the movie "would've received great reviews," blaming the studio for the harsh critical reaction. The director soon deleted the tweet, but not before Mike Ryan of Uproxx was able to screen shot it.

Reports of problems between Trank and 20th Century Fox first began circulating in May. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Fantastic Four" producers said Trank was "erratic" and uncommunicative on set, which allegedly led to the director leaving the stand-alone "Star Wars" film he initially signed on for.

In June, Trank denied the comments in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “None of those facts were true," he told the paper, "and any of the facts that were true were spun in such a maliciously wrong way." The director revealed that he decided to leave the "Star Wars" film because he wanted to do something original and avoid public scrutiny. “It’s not healthy for me right now in my life," he said. "I want to do something that’s below the radar."

Reps for Fox and Trank were not immediately available for comment.

For more, head to Variety.

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