Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- During the filming of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ioan Gruffudd improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Before Ioan Gruffudd was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
- The incredible score for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 American superhero film directed by Tim Story, the sequel to the 2005 Fantastic Four. As Reed Richards and Sue Storm prepare for their wedding, a mysterious alien entity called the Silver Surfer arrives on Earth, creating craters and causing catastrophic environmental disruptions wherever he travels. The team discovers that the Surfer is a herald for Galactus, a cosmic entity that devours planets, and Earth is next on the menu.
The Silver Surfer, voiced by Laurence Fishburne and physically performed by Doug Jones, was the film's most compelling element โ a tragic figure enslaved to Galactus to save his own homeworld. The film's depiction of Galactus as a cosmic cloud rather than the towering humanoid figure from the comics was its most controversial creative choice, disappointing fans who had anticipated seeing one of Marvel's most visually iconic villains. The film earned $301 million worldwide on a $130 million budget.
