Once every decade the ‘Fantastic Four’ gets rebooted for the big screen. Here’s the latest attempt at making a good film out of this batch of superheroes. Who wants to bet they fail again?
Deadline is reporting that Julia Garner is set to play play Shalla-Bal, a female Silver Surfer in Matt Shakman’s “The Fantastic Four.” A gender-swapped Silver Surfer had been rumored for months now with Anya Taylor-Joy said to be the frontrunner at the time. Incoming fanboy backlash in 3, 2, 1 …
The rest of the cast includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Ebon Moss-Bacharach will star as Ben Grimm (The Thing), and Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch.
The Fantastic Four is expected to start production this summer. A July 25, 2025 release date is set for the movie. This is the big MCU reboot that Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It remains to be seen if it’ll be a successful one.