After yesterday's dubious rumor about Doctor Doom appearing in the 2015 reboot as possibly a woman, director Josh Trank responds.
If you have any interest in superhero movies, particularly of the Fantastic Four variety, you probably caught the news yesterday that Emmy Rossum and Kate Mara have tested for the role of Sue Storm, the villain will be Doctor Doom…and that unnamed The Hollywood Reporter sources said studio 20th Century Fox was considering turning Doctor Doom into a woman for the right big name actress.
Well, Fantastic Four reboot director Josh Trank took to Twitter to slow down the Internet buzzing on that last part.
To quote the eloquent Trank’s Tweet, “The THR gender speculation is also bullshit. Next.”
The THR gender speculation is also bullshit. Next.
— Josh Trank (@josh_trank) February 6, 2014
The amount of gossipy misinformation circling these movies is always something to be weary of, and we frankly appreciate having a director helming one of these projects who has no issue squashing the utterly asinine before it takes root in fan culture like an indestructible weed of innuendo.
We’ll keep you informed more about whatever else really develops in this upcoming Fantastic Four launch which will clobber into theaters June 19, 2015.
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that's your thing!