First Steps, Silver Surfer and Fantastic Four
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First Steps" hit theaters, Galactus' Silver Surfer was a viral hit. Julia Garner spills her inspirations as Shalla-Bal.
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First Steps introduced Marvel's first live-action Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer played by actress Julia Garner. While both the character and Julia's performance are receiving praise, here's everything to know about the role.
Did Marvel Studios finally crack the code to making a good Fantastic Four movie? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” — the latest Marvel Cinematic
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Garner also noted that she’s portraying Shalla-Bal, a female iteration of the Silver Surfer, and not Norrin Radd, the male version of the character who was played Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.”
As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.
Natasha Lyonne's character in Fantastic Four may not be lifted straight from the comics, but her name is a wholesome tribute to someone very close to a Marvel Comics legend.
In addition to setting up Galactus and the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four: First Steps finds time to tease another major villain.