Julia Garner, set to portray a female iteration of the Silver Surfer in Marvel’s upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has spoken out about the initial fan criticism surrounding her role. Speaking to the BBC at the film’s London premiere, Garner dismissed concerns over the character’s gender, emphasizing her focus on performance rather than online discourse.
Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is entering dangerous territory with late stage reshoots just months before it hits the big screen. With two and a half months until its scheduled July 25, 2025 release date, the highly publicized Marvel reboot is currently undergoing filming once again in Los Angeles—and for many, this echos a familiar disaster for Marvel studios and Disney.
Marvel’s latest Fantastic Four trailer dropped and sparked a wave of online mockery. Fans quickly turned their attention to the visuals and casting choices, particularly the debut of Julia Garner’s Silver Surfer. While the gender swap of the Silver Surfer has been...
Marvel Studios pulled back the curtain on The Fantastic Four: First Steps at CinemaCon, offering attendees an extended first look at the reboot that featured two headline-making reveals: Sue Storm is pregnant, and the previously announced gender-swapped female Silver Surfer was shown for the first time.
Fantastic Four: First Steps is on its way, and the actors and director have already given hints about what to expect. However, what they’ve said may be cause for concern.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Matt Shakman revealed that Fantastic Four: First Steps won’t be an origin story.
Just moments after The Walt Disney Company CEO claimed the company does not "advance any kind of agenda," it's been reported that Ozark actress Julia Garner will play a gender-swapped Silver Surfer in Marvel Studios upcoming Fantastic Four film. During The Walt Disney...
A new rumor claims that Marvel Studios is looking at actress Anya Taylor-Joy to play a villain in their upcoming Fantastic Four film. This rumor comes in the wake of a separate one claiming that Silver Surfer will be gender swapped in the film. This latest rumor comes...