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‘Fantastic Four’ Director Pitched a Black Sue Storm, but Got ‘Heavy Pushback’

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Jordan Moreau Josh Trank, director of the 2015 reboot of “Fantastic Four,” has revealed that he wanted to cast a Black actress as the superhero Sue Storm, but got “heavy pushback.”Kate Mara was cast as Sue Storm, a.k.a.

the Invisible Woman, one of the founding members of the Fantastic Four along with her brother Johnny Storm, played by Michael B.

Jordan. The heroes are typically portrayed as white siblings in the Marvel comics, but the film’s version of Sue was Johnny’s adopted sister.“There were a lot of controversial conversations that were had behind the scenes on that.

I was mostly interested in a Black Sue Storm, a Black Johnny Storm, and a Black Franklin Storm,” Trank said in an interview with Geeks of Color. “But when you’re dealing.

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