Julia Garner‘s performance as Silver Surfer in the recently released The Fantastic Four: First Steps is receiving praise from fans around the world. Garner takes on the role of Shalla-Bal’s version of the character in the movie,

Garner also noted that she’s portraying Shalla-Bal, a female iteration of the Silver Surfer, and not Norrin Radd, the male version of the character who was played Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.”

From left, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn star as the titular quartet in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (2025). For DVR alerts, film recommendations and movie news, follow Koplinski on Twitter (@ckoplinski). His email is [email protected].

First Steps' premiere and describes the "epic" moment of seeing herself play Silver Surfer in the movie. Plus, she talks about what drew her to take the role.

In a red-carpet interview with the BBC at the “First Steps” premiere in London, a reporter asked Garner about the response from certain … fans … who were upset that the “Silver Surfer” is female. The “Wolf Man” actress gave a gracious response – in which she embedded a savage, blink-and-you-missed it schooling.

Julia Garner doesn’t care what people think about her playing Silver Surfer in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” While speaking to BBC at the film’s London premiere, Garner was asked about the initial response from some fans who thought a man should play the Silver Surfer.

Julia Garner has responded to the initial backlash she faced for her casting in The Fantastic Four reboot. Last April, the 31-year-old Emmy-winning Ozark star joined the cast of Marvel Studios ’ new film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

A fter going full Silver Surfer in London, Julia Garner flipped the colour palette for the Los Angeles premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Monday evening—trading silver for an electrifying shade of blue. And what a dazzling blue it was.