Julia Garner to Star in Marvel's THE FANTASTIC FOUR as Shalla-Bal Version of Silver Surfer

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julia Garner ("Ozark", "Inventing Anna") is set to join the cast of Marvel's upcoming superhero flick "The Fantastic Four". The film will be directed by Matt Shakman ("WandaVision", "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters") from a script by Josh Friedman ("Avatar: The Way of Water"), Jeff Kaplan ("Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship"), Ian Springer ("The Last of the Great Romantics") and Eric Pearson ("Thor: Ragnarok", "Black Widow").

Garner will play Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer. The character first appeared alongside the four astronauts-turned-superheroes in 1968 as the lover of Silver Surfer Norrin Radd.

The cast also includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing).

The release date has been set fo July 25, 2025.

Garner can next be seen in Blumhouse and Universal's horror movie "Wolfman" and the Paramount thriller "Apartment 7A").

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