Marvel has cast the cast Giulia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) In The fantastic Four and will take on the role of Shalla-Bal, who is an incarnation of the Silver Surfer.
In the comics, Galactus has had several heralds, and these are individuals who are servants of the World Eater. They search the universe for desirable planets for their master to consume and signal his coming. These heralds are granted a fraction of Galactus’ Power Cosmic.
Galactus has had several female heralds over the years, so this isn’t something that hasn’t already happened in the comics. This was also previously rumored to be the direction the film would take the character.
Shalla-Bal was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema in the 1968 film Silver Surfer #1. The character was the Empress of the planet Zenn-La, a civilization of peace and enlightenment. Shalla-Bal was Norrin Radd’s love interest before she became the Silver Surfer, the herald of Galactus.
In an act of sacrifice, Radd offered to serve Galactus, the devourer of worlds, in exchange for the safety of his homeworld and Shalla-Bal. She has gone through various transformations and roles within the Marvel Universe, from being a mortal to possessing cosmic powers given to her by Norrin.
Shalla-Bal continued to operate as a cosmic ruler in the Marvel Universe
There’s a lot of comic book lore that’s sure to be thrown out the window when it comes to this film’s story, so we’ll have to wait and see what Marvel has planned for this version of the Silver Surfer.
Garner joins Pedro Pasquale (The last of us) as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible: Showdown) as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn (Stranger things) as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch; AND Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Punisher, The Bear) as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing.
The film is set in the 1960s and will be directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision) from a screenplay by Josh Friedmanwho was called upon to rewrite the script originally written by Jeff Kaplan AND Ian Springer.
Fantastic Four will be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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