What did The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Julia Garner say about her role as Silver Surfer? Details explored 

Julia Garner enters superhero mode as Silver Surfer/Shalla-Bal in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, slated to open globally on July 25, 2025. Marvel's new comicbook adventure also stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ralph Ineson.

The film is helmed by Matt Shakman and narrates an adventure of the eponymous team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Kevin Feige has produced the Walt Disney Company release, which is written by Jeff Kaplan, Peter Cameron, Ian Springer, Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, and Cameron Squires.

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Julia Garner talks about doing The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Julia Garner's casting as Silver Surfer in the upcoming film has generated buzz. In an interview with Who Wear What, the actress spoke about working with motion capture technology in the film:

"You have to imagine everything when you’re doing it, as if you’re auditioning. Even though we had the sets, I didn’t have my costume or hair and makeup or anything."

This meant Garner has to internalize her character because most of the work for her was being done through visual effects. She added about playing Silver Sufer:

"With the Silver Surfer, there’s still something very mysterious about it. That mystery is very important to me as an actor. It’s such an iconic character, and it felt very different for me. I’ve never played a character like that."

Although the character of Silver Surfer will be brought alive using motion capture, Garner has had to portray a range of emotions, too, for the character is important for the drama inherent in the film's storyline.

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More about The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be the 37th entry in the long and successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is also a reboot of the F4 series and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, or Mister Fantastic. Pascal was last seen in Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, which turned out to be a success. His performance in HBO's The Last of Us was also praised.

Other cast members of the film include Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (Human Torch), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing), and Ralph Ineson as Galactus. The story unfolds in Earth of the future but the cinematic aesthetic is borrowed from the 1960s. The film is about how the four superheroes save the planet from the villainous Galactus and Silver Surfer.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will also feature Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles in the cast. Viewers can expect the appearance of the character of Mole Man in the film. Robert Downey Jr. was revealed to be Doctor Doom in the next MCU phase at Comic Con 2024. Fans are speculating if he has a scene in the film.

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