Josh Trank's 'Fantastic Four' reboot may possibly be the most speculated upcoming superhero film, as there is so much fans don't know yet. The director seems to have given the whole franchise a 180° flip and even the trailer gives viewers little to ponder.

A recent interview Trank did with Empire plans to rectify that and bring a bit of light to what his interpretation is all about.

Trank first goes on to discuss the gritty tone he wanted to emulate in the film and to totally separate it from the previous movies:

"The original two films to me are very similar to a lot of recent movies that have come out, in terms of that kind of cartoonish. It's just not something that me and Simon are interested in as storytellers. There's the opportunity to make something that is challenging and tragic and dramatic. The opportunity is right there in the material. We'd rather steer it in that direction as opposed to just embracing a tone that comes right off the page."

The director also went into explaining his process in casting. When speaking on Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Trank states:

"I have mixed family. When I go home for Christmas, you'll see white people and black people. That's normal to me. I wanted a Storm family that represented 21st century families."

Kate Mara as Sue Storm was meant to portray a more sophisticated version.

"There have always been two categories of Sue - the slutty secretary version, and this brilliant scientist version. This is a really, really smart Sue, and one that is dignified and has integrity."

Jamie Bell as The Thing also represented another direction.

"Ben is supposed to be a smaller guy in terms of height. That idea of Ben being Reed's best friend in the archetypical way, you want that character to have warmth and strength, qualities Jamie has."

'Fantastic Four' drops into theaters on August 7^th, 2015.