Julia Garner Was Shocked to Be Cast as the Silver Surfer in ‘Fantastic Four’ After an ‘All Over the Place’ Meeting: ‘Wait, What?’
Julia Garner was shocked to realize she was cast as the Silver Surfer in “Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Garner, who plays the female version of the character Aka Shalla-Bal, makes her MCU debut with the franchise reboot prequel. However, after a chaotic meeting with director Matt Shakman that spanned discussions of “Communism, Brutalist architecture,” and more, Garner assumed she missed out on the villain role.
“I was a very big fan of Matt’s, so there was already, in my mind, like, ‘I should probably meet with Matt Shakman because he’s a very smart director and I love his work,’” Garner told Entertainment Weekly, adding that at first she was even “confused” to be in talks for the Silver Surfer as she thought the character was a man (“I’ll play anything”).
Garner continued of Shakman, “He wasn’t telling me a whole bunch about the movie, but we...
“I was a very big fan of Matt’s, so there was already, in my mind, like, ‘I should probably meet with Matt Shakman because he’s a very smart director and I love his work,’” Garner told Entertainment Weekly, adding that at first she was even “confused” to be in talks for the Silver Surfer as she thought the character was a man (“I’ll play anything”).
Garner continued of Shakman, “He wasn’t telling me a whole bunch about the movie, but we...
- 4/25/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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