Comic Writer Mark Millar Supports Fantastic Four Director Josh Trank

Whilst film and comic book fans everywhere await (with a mix of anticipation and dread) our first glimpse at upcoming reboot ‘The Fantastic Four,’ comic book writer Mark Millar has spoken out in defence of the film’s director Josh Trank.

Famed for creating ‘Wanted,’ Kick-Ass’ and 'Kingsman: the Secret Service' as well as working on many notable Marvel and DC titles, Scottish writer Millar has also for some time been employed by 20th Century Fox as a consultant on their Marvel properties.

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While admitting he has yet to see the film, Millar spoke out in defence of ‘The Fantastic Four,’ Josh Trank and Fox overall to Sky Movies (transcript via ComicBook.com):

"Josh Trank the guy who is directing it, is a really smart guy. He and I spent a wee bit of time together when I was first doing this job, about a year and a half ago. And, what I think Fox is doing is very clever. They’ll get a great director on board.

"Like, a lot of people trust the character and just think this brand is going to be fine. But you can’t trust the brand because the brand can be done badly, you know. But if you get a good director that is the cornerstone you build everything on. And with Bryan Singer doing the ‘X-Men’ or James Mangold doing ‘The Wolverine,’ Josh Trank doing ‘Fantastic Four’ - it all feels in very good hands.

"It all comes down to the director. It’s the same characters in all of these movies but the work stands or falls based on the director, and Josh is fantastic! What he is going to do is unlike I think what anybody would be anticipating. There is a cut kicking around but I haven’t seen it yet. So, I’m expecting big things."

One of the principle players in launching Marvel’s Ultimate line, Millar penned ‘The Ultimates’ - an ‘Avengers’ reboot which heavily influenced Marvel’s movies (notably with the introduction of a Nick Fury who looks uncannily like Samuel L Jackson) - and ‘Ultimate Fantastic Four,’ thought to be a major influence on the upcoming ‘Fantastic Four’ movie.

Millar was awarded an MBE in 2013 for services to literature and film.

'The Fantastic Four' hits UK cinemas on 6 August 2015 - whilst the elusive trailer will, according to writer/producer Simon Kinberg, premiere with 'Kingsman: the Secret Service,' in cinemas 29 January.

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Picture Credit: Marvel, WENN