Silver Surfer's Canceled Solo Movie: Why The F4 Spinoff Didn't Happen
A Silver Surfer solo movie was originally intended to serve as a spinoff to Fox’s second Fantastic Four film. In 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the titular antagonist was brought to life by Duncan Jones and the voice of Lawrence Fishburne. Despite the character’s vast importance in Marvel Comics, Rise of the Silver Surfer unfortunately marked his first and last live-action appearance.
Despite being an opponent of the team for much of the film, Silver Surfer – much like his comic counterpart – eventually rebelled against Galactus and helped them save the planet. He was seemingly killed in the final battle, but a mid-credits scene confirmed his survival and in turn set up his return in a future installment. Silver Surfer developing a change of heart at the end of the movie indicated that he would eventually take the same course as the character from the source material. In the comics, Silver Surfer started out as a minion of Galactus in the Fantastic Four comic and evolved into a hero who headlined his own title.
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At one point, giving Silver Surfer his own project was indeed the plan for Fox’s Fantastic Four franchise. Before Rise of the Silver Surfer was released, Fox tapped Marvel Comics writer and Hollywood screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski to write a script for a Silver Surfer spinoff. Based on comments from Straczynski, it appears thatSilver Surfer would have shed light on how Norrin Radd became the Herald of Galactus in the first place. Reportedly, it would have leaned into much darker territory than the two preceding Fantastic Four movies. However, Rise of the Silver Surfer’s disappointing release prevented it from ever
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