In the mainstream Marvel Universe, Galactus eventually becomes Franklin's herald in the far future. With The Fantastic Four: First Steps featuring Franklin's birth as a major plot point ...

However, this is not a superficial change to the Surfer’s character as some wrongly claim, and is, in fact, a deep and very interesting cut into Marvel Comics lore. Who Is the Female Silver Surfer?

Just like in John Byrne's comics, where Reed Richards spares Galactus to preserve the balance of the universe, the film could reframe him as the necessary evil that Phase 6 needs in order to move ...

"I didn't want to just use motion-capture for Galactus ... introduces Julia Garner as a female Silver Surfer named Shalla-Bal, a character with roots in Marvel Comics. As reported by Screen ...

First Steps' is one of the more anticipated Marvel Studios movies in ... Others stars include Julia Garner as a female Silver Surfer, Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Paul Walter Hauser and John Malcovich.

or if the Marvel Cinematic Universe is playing with the character’s backstory. Either way, the Silver Surfer is the “herald” of Galactus, who marks Earth for destruction before the big guy ...