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2. Kate Mara Was Studio-Mandated Casting...And Josh Trank Hated It (Fantastic Four)
There will hopefully be a warts-and-all documentary one day about the flaming trainwreck that was the production of 2015's Fantastic Four reboot, which saw in-over-his-head director Josh Trank becoming increasingly erratic amid major tensions with Fox.
The cast member to take the lion's share of the heat from Trank was reportedly Kate Mara, who was a studio-mandated casting choice after Trank also screen-tested Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie and Emmy Rossum.
There have been extensive claims about Trank's suspected drug use while directing the film, which may somewhat explain his reportedly aggressive and abusive behaviour to not only Mara but numerous crew members also.
Ironically, the director even ended up embattled against star Miles Teller, who Trank had to fight with the studio to cast in the first place. Though all parties involved have been pretty cagey about discussing the on-set troubles, the disastrous end product speaks for itself.