Julia Garner to play Silver Surfer in Marvel's Fantastic Four

We had earlier reported that Marvel had finalised its casting for the reboot of Fantastic Four. The main cast now includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn.

It has now been announced that Julia Garner has joined the cast of the film. According to the makers, the Emmy-winning actor will play Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer from the Marvel comics.

Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby is Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm (aka the Thing).

The Silver Surfer was previously portrayed by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Garner, best known for performances in Ozark, The Americans and feature film The Assistant is the latest to join the star-studded cast of the film which will be directed by Matt Shakman.

The script is written by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Pearson and Ian Springer. Production will begin this summer, and the film is set for release in theatres on July 25, 2025.