Julia Garner, Silver Surfer and Fantastic Four
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Julia Garner knows silver looks good on her. The actress, 31, was recently asked about how she handled the backlash to her gender-swapped role as the Silver Surfer in “Fantastic Four: First Steps.” “Oh,
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Fiction Horizon on MSNJulia Garner’s Silver Surfer Gets Doug Jones’ Approval: “It’s a Different Take”The Silver Surfer has returned to movie screens, but this time, the character is not who longtime fans were expecting. Instead of the well-known Norrin Radd, Marvel Studios is introducing a different version of the character in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Shalla-Bal, first seen in “The Silver Surfer” #1 in 1968, is the female counterpart to Norrin Radd, who was featured in 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” In that film, the humanoid alien was played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne.
In a red-carpet interview with the BBC at the “First Steps” premiere in London, a reporter asked Garner about the response from certain … fans … who were upset that the “Silver Surfer” is female. The “Wolf Man” actress gave a gracious response – in which she embedded a savage, blink-and-you-missed it schooling.
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Comic Basics on MSNDoug Jones Backs Julia Garner’s Silver Surfer: “It’s a Different Take”The Silver Surfer is finally back in theaters. But fans expecting the familiar silver-skinned alien, Norrin Radd, are in for a surprise. The new Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces a very different version of the cosmic character,
Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach suited up in designer threads for the film’s premiere. Costars Julia Garner and Vanessa Kirby took inspiration from the titular heroes’ blue suits from the film. Ahead, see what the stars wore to the premiere.