Space travel opens a portal of doom
Friday, August 21, 2015
Fantastic 4 is marred in controversy that even overshadows the supervillian in the movie. Word reaching yours truly suggests that director Josh Trank got fired halfway through the production of this masterpiece, which caused major re-shoots, as he had envisioned his film to be two hours and 20 minutes long. Like most jam-packed films, studio 20th Century Fox opted fort the time to be reduced to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Fantastic 4 centres on four young outsiders who discover and teleport to an alternate dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a friend turned enemy.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...