(Left) Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in ‘Inventing Anna.’ Photo: David Giesbrecht/Netflix © 2021. (Right) Marvel Comics’ Shalla-Bal. Photo: Marvel Comics.
Preview:
- Julia Garner is the latest addition to Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four’.
- She’ll play the enigmatic, powerful character in the superhero pic.
- The latest adaption of the famous comic book title will be on screens in July next year.
Now that Marvel has, after years of speculation, finally locked down its main cast for ‘The Fantastic Four’, the company is assembling the cast around them.
Joining ‘The Last of Us’/‘Mandalorian’ star Pedro Pascal, ‘The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby, ‘Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn and ‘The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach will be Julia Garner, an Emmy winner for shows such as ‘Ozark’ and known for movies including ‘The Royal Hotel’ and ‘The Assistant’.
Who are the Fantastic Four?
Marvel’s Fantastic Four. Photo courtesy of Pinterest.
Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The Thing are key players in the pages of Marvel, known as the “First Family”, and introduced in 1961. They are among most anticipated characters (alongside the X-Men) to be included in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They’re canonically exposed to galactic radiation and end up cursed/blessed (depending on how you view it) with strange abilities. Reed can stretch his body in a variety of ways, Sue can turn invisible and generate forcefields, Johnny’s body becomes engulfed in flame (and he can fly), while Grimm becomes a rock-covered, incredibly strong creature.
And to be clear here, Pascal will be Reed, Kirby’s playing Sue, Quinn is taking the role of Johnny and Moss-Bachrach will be Ben.
They’ve been brought to screens before –– an unauthorized Roger Cormanversion floats around the internet after being traded on bootleg videos years ago, and then there were the Fox efforts, 2005’s ‘Fantastic Four’ and 2007 sequel ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’. They were followed by the dark, gritty and unsuccessful reboot in 2015.
Who is the Silver Surfer?
Marvel Comics’ Silver Surfer. Photo: Marvel Comics.
Before anyone starts complaining that they thought the Surfer was a dude, cool your jets. And also remember that the expansive universe of comic books makes for many variations of characters.
Though the character has often been seen in its Norrin Radd form (the original Silver Surfer), there exists a woman named Shalla-Bal, who was his love interest that ended up taking on the mantle of the Surfer.
Either way, the character usually serves as the herald for the god-like, planet-consuming villain Galactus, so there’s a chance he/it could show up to threaten our heroes.
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Who is making the ‘Fantastic Four’ movie?
‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ director and executive producer Matt Shakman. Photo: Apple TV+.
Matt Shakman, one of the key directors on ‘WandaVision’, is overseeing the new film.
This one has been in development for a long time now, with Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer among those who have worked on drafts of the script. ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ co-writer Josh Friedman is crafting the latest version.
When will ‘Fantastic Four’ be in theaters?
‘Fantastic Four’ currently has a release date of July 25th, 2025.
Marvel Studio’s ‘Fantastic Four.’