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- 'Fantastic Four' Star Julia Garner Says She's 'Gonna Still Do My Job' Amid Backlash to Silver Surfer Genderswap</p>
<p>Jack DunnJuly 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM</p>
<p>Julia Garner doesn't care what people think about her playing Silver Surfer in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."</p>
<p>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. The "Wolf Man" star said she didn't pay much mind to the discourse and focused on delivering her best version of the character.</p>
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<p>"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 character, adding, "Also, it's Shalla-Bal, so it's different."</p>
<p>Shalla-Bal, first seen in "The Silver Surfer" #1 in 1968, is the female counterpart to Norrin Radd, who was featured in 2007's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." In that film, the humanoid alien was played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne.</p>
<p>As the BBC notes, after the first "Fantastic Four" trailer debuted, the response to Garner's Surfer was overwhelmingly positive. Garner said she was excited to see the hype from fans.</p>
<p>"I was just happy that people are resonating with it, just like any other project," Garner added. "I'm grateful to be at this dance, to be completely honest with you."</p>
<p>Other cast members include Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch; and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing. Ralph Ineson plays Galactus, while Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and John Malkovich round out the cast.</p>
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