'Fantastic Four' director expertly roasts himself on Twitter

Sometimes the universe just hands you a set-up for a joke so perfect that you have no choice but to go for it.

The universe – or in this case, Twitter – just presented director Josh Trank with the perfect opportunity to subtly burn himself and one of his, er, less successful career endeavours.

Joseph Kahn, a fellow director, tweeted out a pretty blatant statement about superhero movies, claiming that they simply don't fail.

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But Trank, who just happens to have directed the 2015 remake of Fantastic Four that absolutely bombed at the box office, had the perfect response.

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If only you'd brought that sassy wit to your movie, Trank...