Josh Trank of “Chronicle” is slated to direct Fox’s reboot of the comic book franchise “The Fantastic Four.” Simon Kinberg (“Sherlock Holmes”) is rewriting the script and collecting a producer credit as he does.
I was never one of those who beat up the first version of this franchise. The films were under-performers largely because they were kid-friendly. The casting was decent, the tone was light, but that’s not what the fanboys want so the films took a beating and whimpered off into the cinematic sunset.