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

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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.”

The Silver Surfer faces humanity's hatred in Death of the Silver Surfer #2, but an ancient Galactus threat may unite former enemies against cosmic doom.

Ultimately, the decision to use Shalla-Bal’s Silver Surfer character tells us a lot about how Fantastic Four: First Steps plans to handle itself.

Most notable in the trailer is Garner’s rendition of the Silver Surfer. It’s a significant gender change from its original form in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.The reveal ...