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‘Fantastic Four’ Director Josh Trank Says Fox Execs Gave ‘Heavy Pushback’ on Casting a Black Actress as Sue Storm

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Geeks of Color released Friday. “When it came down to it, I found a lot of pretty heavy pushback on casting a black woman in that role.”Rooney Mara, who is white, wound up playing the invisibility-powered Sue Storm — and she was explained to be the adopted daughter of Reg E.

Cathey’s surgeon Franklin Storm.Also Read: 'Capone' With Tom Hardy Earns $2.5 Million on VOD in First 10 Days“I was mostly interested in a black Sue Storm and a black Johnny Storm and a black Franklin Storm,” said Trank, who was directing his first big-budget studio film following the success of 2012’s “Chronicle,” which also starred Jordan and grossed $64.6 million on a $12 million budget. “When you’re dealing with a studio on a big movie like that, everybody wants to.

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