Fantastic Four actor Julia Garner addresses fan backlash to ‘gender-swapped’ casting - ‘Inventing Anna’ star plays Shalla-Bal, lover of iconic Silver Surfer character ...

In a red-carpet interview with the BBC at the “First Steps” premiere in London, a reporter asked Garner about the response ...

When Marvel Studios announced that Emmy-winning actor Julia Garner had joined the cast of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘, fans were intrigued. However, some, unfortunately and unsurprisingly, were ...

Garner also noted that she’s portraying Shalla-Bal, a female iteration of the Silver Surfer, and not Norrin Radd, the male ...

Julia Garner just shut down critics of her Silver Surfer casting with a single, subtle comic book reference, and she didn’t ...

"I said, ‘I'm just going to still do my job,'" she said of the backlash. She also noted that she plays a variation on the ...

Actress Julia Garner, who is set to play the role of Silver Surfer in the upcoming film 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', ...

The actress focused on her job rather than paying attention to the ridiculous criticism which tried to smirch a beloved ...

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Julia Garner, who plays Silver Surfer in this new MCU flick, really channeled her character with her outfit for this event.

Also, as Garner pointed out, she’s playing Silver Surfer alter-ego Shalla-Bal in the new film, not Norrin Radd.

"I said, 'I'm just going to still do my job,'" she said of the backlash. The 2007 film featured Norrin Radd, the original ...