Fantastic Four director Josh Trank disowns his movie on the day of its release

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It's been a rough road for director Josh Trank's Fantastic Four reboot. Amid a flurry of rumors of production problems and in-fighting on set, the film has finally arrived — to some of the worst reviews ever received by a superhero movie. Yes, even worse than the last Fantastic Four movies.

In these situations, the production generally circles the wagons, keeping quiet in an attempt to quell bad word of mouth, or offering meager defenses. ("Rarely are films of this size well-received. This is not a movie we're going to go on Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at 80 or 90 percent," said star Miles Tellera statement that is factually inaccurate.)

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.